RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Exercise-induced homeostatic perturbations provoked by singles tennis match play with reference to development of fatigue 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 717 OP 722 DO 10.1136/bjsm.2007.037259 VO 41 IS 11 A1 Alberto Mendez-Villanueva A1 Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez A1 David Bishop YR 2007 UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/41/11/717.abstract AB 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’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’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.