ArticlePloS one2016
Influence of a Prolonged Tennis Match Play on Serve Biomechanics.
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- 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
- Risk Factors for Upper Limb Injury in Tennis Players: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Tennis Serve Biomechanics, Joint Load Mechanics and Overuse Injuries: A Narrative Review.Sports medicine - open · 2026Review
- Kinematic differences in the in-match serve between top-ranked and lower-ranked Women's Tennis Association players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Effects of 8-week polarized vs. threshold training on cardiorespiratory fitness, post-exercise heart-rate recovery, and target accuracy under fatigue in table tennis players.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- A multimodal spatio-temporal graph neural network framework for fatigue detection in tennis serving.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Physiological and performance effects of a simulated prolonged service game in competitive male tennis players.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- How does prolonged tennis playing affect lower limb muscles' activity during first and second tennis serves?European journal of sport science · 2024Article
- The Influence of Kinematics on Tennis Serve Speed: An In-Depth Analysis Using Xsens MVN Biomech Link Technology.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Physiological demands in simulated tennis matches and hitting tests take account of the translational and rotational kinetic energy ratio of the ball.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- There is no rush to upgrade the tennis racket in young intermediate competitive players: The effects of scaling racket on serve biomechanics and performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Force-Time Curve Variable Outcomes Following a Simulated Tennis Match in Junior Players.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Article
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- Effect of Fatigue Protocols on Upper Extremity Neuromuscular Function and Implications for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury Prevention.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2019Review
- Effects of Caffeine on Tennis Serve Accuracy.International journal of exercise science · 2019Article
- Design and Validation of an Observational Instrument for the Technical-Tactical Actions in Singles Tennis.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to quantify kinematic, kinetic and performance changes that occur in the serve throughout a prolonged tennis match play. Serves of eight male advanced tennis players were recorded with a motion capture system before, at mid-match, and after a 3-hour tennis match. Before and after each match, electromyographic data of 8 upper limb muscles obtained during isometric maximal voluntary contraction were compared to determine the presence of muscular fatigue. Vertical ground reaction forces, rating of perceived exertion, ball speed, and ball impact height were measured. Kinematic and upper limb kinetic variables were computed. The results show decrease in mean power frequency values for several upper limb muscles that is an indicator of local muscular fatigue. Decreases in serve ball speed, ball impact height, maximal angular velocities and an increase in rating of perceived exertion were also observed between the beginning and the end of the match. With fatigue, the majority of the upper limb joint kinetics decreases at the end of the match. No change in timing of maximal angular velocities was observed between the beginning and the end of the match. A prolonged tennis match play may induce fatigue in upper limb muscles, which decrease performance and cause changes in serve maximal angular velocities and joint kinetics. The consistency in timing of maximal angular velocities suggests that advanced tennis players are able to maintain the temporal pattern of their serve technique, in spite of the muscular fatigue development.
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