MHB Calculating Probability of Winning a Point on Serve in Tennis

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To calculate the probability of a player winning a point on serve in tennis, consider the percentage of first serves in, the percentage of first serve points won, and the percentage of second serve points won. The formula is: Probability (p) = (Percentage of first serve in * Percentage of first serve won) + ((1 - Percentage of first serve in) * Percentage of second serve won). Using this formula, for example, Djokovic has a 69% probability, Isner 73%, and Ferrer 63%. This approach effectively models the likelihood of winning a service point based on serve statistics.
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Hi, I'm trying to make a tennis betting model but I'm struggling to get my head around how to calculate the probability of a player to win a point when serving. So:

How can I calculate the probability, p, of a player winning a point when serving given:

The percentage of first serves that the player gets in. (I'm not sure this is relevant/needed).

The percentage of first serve points won.

The percentage of second serve points won.

For example say a player gets 57.9% of first serves in, wins 70.4% of first serve points and 49.5% of second serve points how would I calculate p.

Thanks :D
 
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I think I've got it.

Is it:

Percentage of first serve in * percentage of first serve won + (1-percentage of first serve in) * percentage of second serve won.This seems about right, if you know about tennis it gives the probability of winning a service point of:

Djokovic - 69%
Isner - 73%
Ferrer - 63%
 
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