in tempo

An analysis showed codas delivered close in time shared similar shifts in tempo, supporting the idea that it was a gradual fluctuation, rather than chance.

The team dubbed this phenomenon “rubato”—a musical term denoting a subtle change in tempo.

Due Friday, 30 years after the release of 1994’s breakthough “Dookie,” the new album is by turns bratty, tender, furious, witty, knowing and aggrieved as the songs ponder politics, sobriety, parenthood and sex; the sound is gleaming but raw, thick with distorted guitars yet speedy in tempo and riddled with hooks.

A second-round encounter featuring two former No. 1-ranked players was a step up in tempo and a better indication of how Osaka’s preparations are going for the Australian Open starting Jan. 14 in Melbourne.

The uptick in tempo gives opponents more possessions and will undoubtedly lead to higher scoring games.