An ace, for example is a point won on service, that is, when the opponent fails to touch the ball you serve out (let alone return it). Winners, similarly, are shots that the opponent fails to reach (and return) in rallies. If you hit a lot of winners, you’ll probably win the match.

On the other hand, if you commit lots of “unforced errors”, you’re likely to lose – unless, of course, the opponent concedes even more unforced errors than you. Win or lose, if you commit many unforced errors, you’re not playing well – this much is for sure.

And so, an unforced error is?

Yes, you guessed it. It is an error that appears to be unforced. That is to say, a mistake you make on your own, without being forced (pressured) by good shots of an opponent.

For example, if the ball comes at you faster than you could run to the right spot for, then it’s not an unforced error if you miss the shot. On the other hand, if the ball is slow and you’re well positioned to hit it back and yet you miss it, that’s an unforced error.

In other words, unforced errors are seemingly manageable situations that are allowed to go awry.

Or, still in other words, avoidable mistakes.

Avoidable, but a mistake nonetheless, which might prove costly.

Not in the case of Mr. Buffet, though. I think he, of all people, can afford some unforced errors – at least on money matters.

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