[Ads-l] "unforced error"

[Wilson Gray]

On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 3:10 PM, victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Likely originated in tennis.


Good eye, Bиктор!

Unforced Error - The New York Times - MARCH 9, 2013
www.nytimes.com/.../tennis-statistics-like-unforced-errors-get-n...
The term, "unforced error," has become a staple of the popular vernacular
since its introduction in tennis three decades ago.
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