RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Applied physiology of tennis performance
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 381
OP 386
DO 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023309
VO 40
IS 5
A1 M S Kovacs
YR 2006
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/5/381.abstract
AB Competitive tennis play requires a combination of the major physiological variables; however, the specifics of these variables have yet to be determined appropriately. General strength and flexibility training have been suggested as being beneficial for performance and injury prevention, yet specific guidelines are lacking. This paper provides a review of specific studies that relate to competitive tennis, and highlights the need for tennis-specific training as opposed to generalised physical training. It identifies specific studies that support the premise that tennis has physiological requirements which need to be understood when designing training and research programmes.