Re(3): What is Perfect Play in Singles for the First Four Exchanges? Posted on April 21, 2023 at 10:59:12 AM by Craig G
Ok, you are not giving the android superhuman powers wrt to throwing speed. So we can compare its limitations in that respect to those of a top player.
If we examine, as I did, a few serves from Goiko at the final Miami meet, his serve was reaching the receiver after about 105 to 117 frames which works out to just under 4 seconds of pelota travel time. While that is happening he is moving into his ideal position while also observing what's up with the receiver. If the R has to deal with a well-placed serve that is deep and close to the wall, the human server will have up to 2 and a half seconds to move somewhere in response to what he reads.
I wonder what kind of 3-wall the android could throw (geometrically) when backed into the absolute corner.
OTOH, if it tries a long angled reverse from that position that will cut out inside the 1-line, that is something that may never have been achieved in pro play.
But even so, the human could make a random guess, and with 6.5 seconds available, may be able to retrieve some of them.
For perspective, I did a quick search and find that people seem to think that running 500 meters in 90 seconds is not particularly tough for a decent healthy young adult. That is about 18 feet per second, so it looks to me that we are right on the edge of what is humanly possible from the serve line to the 1-line.
As for the android serving with amazing pin-point accuracy, I think a serve that just cleared the overhead cushion in front, and then just landed inside the overserve line, would produce an ace every time.
