ReviewBritish journal of sports medicine2014
The development of fatigue during match-play tennis.
Review in British journal of sports medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of fatigue on physiological, physical fitness, and stroke performance related parameters in healthy tennis players: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Comparing The Effects of Singles vs. Doubles High-Intensity On-Court Tennis Training and Regular High-Intensity Interval Training on Aerobic and Anaerobic Performance Adaptations: A Randomized, Parallel-Controlled Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Trial
- Sodium citrate supplementation enhances tennis skill performance: a crossover, placebo-controlled, double blind study.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2019Trial
- Investigation of brain activation and functional connectivity characteristics following tennis-induced acute fatigue: evidence from fNIRS.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Physiological and performance effects of a simulated prolonged service game in competitive male tennis players.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Characteristics, Relationships, and Differences in Muscle Activity and Impact Load Attenuation During Tennis Forehand Stroke with Different Grips.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- How does prolonged tennis playing affect lower limb muscles' activity during first and second tennis serves?European journal of sport science · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk Assessment during the Tennis Serve: Performance and Prevention.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- One-year developmental changes in motor coordination and tennis skills in 10-12-year-old male and female tennis players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Using wet-bulb globe temperature meters to examine the effect of heat on various tennis court surfaces.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Epidemiology and Factors Influencing Davis Cup Retirements Over the Past Twenty Years.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- Cold-water immersion and whole-body cryotherapy attenuate muscle soreness during 3 days of match-like tennis protocol.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Article
- Exercise-Induced Fatigue Impairs Change of Direction Performance and Serve Precision among Young Male Tennis Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Gaussian mixture modeling of acceleration-derived signal for monitoring external physical load of tennis player.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Regular Tennis Exercise May Improve the Vascular Endothelial Function in Postmenopausal Women: The Influence of Hemodynamics.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Acute effects of vibration foam rolling and local vibration during warm-up on athletic performance in tennis players.PloS one · 2022Article
- Inter-brain amplitude correlation differentiates cooperation from competition in a motion-sensing sports game.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2021Article
- Set-to-set Performance Variation in Tennis Grand Slams: Play with Consistency and Risks.Journal of human kinetics · 2020Article
- Effect of a Seeding System on Competitive Performance of Elite Players During Major Tennis Tournaments.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Effects of passive, active, and mixed playing strategies on external and internal loads in female tennis players.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
Data describing the activity profile and physiological characteristics of tennis match-play are extensive. However, these data have generally provided descriptive accounts of the one-off match-play of amateur or lowly ranked professional players lasting <3 h. Accordingly, these research efforts have likely failed to fully capture the demands of Grand Slam tennis match-play, particularly in the men's game where matches can last >5 h. Furthermore, there is a distinct lack of evidence-based insight regarding the manifestation of fatigue within and between tennis matches, notwithstanding that skeletal muscle function has been reported to reduce following prolonged match-play. Moreover, it is evident that match-play evokes pronounced and prolonged physiological, neuromuscular and psychological perturbations that may be exacerbated with consecutive days of match-play. Separate to these internal load responses, a collection of non-uniform movement and technical performance changes are reported, though rarely from match-play data. Consequently, direct or causal links between altered physiological or muscle contractile function and subsequent match-play outcomes are lacking. Indeed, emerging evidence seems to infer that players adjust their game strategy, and the resultant execution of stroke play, to accommodate any such deterioration in physiological function. The purpose of this review was to discuss the available literature in terms of the physiological, mechanical and psychological responses that occur during prolonged match-play in the context of their likely effect on match-play performance.
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