@article {Mendez-Villanueva717, author = {Alberto Mendez-Villanueva and Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez and David Bishop}, title = {Exercise-induced homeostatic perturbations provoked by singles tennis match play with reference to development of fatigue}, volume = {41}, number = {11}, pages = {717--722}, year = {2007}, doi = {10.1136/bjsm.2007.037259}, publisher = {British Association of Sport and Excercise Medicine}, abstract = {This review addresses metabolic, neural, mechanical and thermal alterations during tennis match play with special focus on associations with fatigue. Several studies have provided a link between fatigue and the impairment of tennis skills proficiency. A tennis player{\textquoteright}s ability to maintain skilled on-court performance and/or optimal muscle function during a demanding match can be compromised as a result of several homeostatic perturbations, for example hypoglycaemia, muscle damage and hyperthermia. Accordingly, an important physiological requirement to succeed at competitive level might be the player{\textquoteright}s ability to resist fatigue. However, research evidence on this topic is limited and it is unclear to what extent players experience fatigue during high-level tennis match play and what the physiological mechanisms are that are likely to contribute to the deterioration in performance.}, issn = {0306-3674}, URL = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/41/11/717}, eprint = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/41/11/717.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of Sports Medicine} }