RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Intensity of tennis match play
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 387
OP 391
DO 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023168
VO 40
IS 5
A1 J Fernandez
A1 A Mendez-Villanueva
A1 B M Pluim
YR 2006
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/5/387.abstract
AB This review focuses on the characteristics of tennis players during match play and provides a greater insight into the energy demands of tennis. A tennis match often lasts longer than an hour and in some cases more than five hours. During a match there is a combination of periods of maximal or near maximal work and longer periods of moderate and low intensity activity. Match intensity varies considerably depending on the players’ level, style, and sex. It is also influenced by factors such as court surface and ball type. This has important implications for the training of tennis players, which should resemble match intensity and include interval training with appropriate work to rest ratios.