Trial reportPloS one2019
Acute effects of a single tennis match on passive shoulder rotation range of motion, isometric strength and serve speed in professional tennis players.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines 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
- Physical Demands of Tennis Across the Different Court Surfaces, Performance Levels and Sexes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Beetroot Juice Ingestion on Physical Performance in Highly Competitive Tennis Players.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- Inspiratory Strength and Diaphragm Thickness in Tennis Players with and Without Non-Specific Shoulder Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Risk Factors and Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Adolescent and Adult High-Performance Tennis Players: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- High return to sport after rotator cuff repair in racket sport players.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Tennis Serve Speed in Relation to Isokinetic Shoulder Strength, Height, and Segmental Body Mass in Junior Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- The differences of muscle activation in forehand serve-receiving technique of male tennis players at different skills.PloS one · 2025Article
- Single-session upper limb plyometric training is as effective as two sessions for improving muscle strength, power, and serve velocity in male youth tennis players: a randomized parallel controlled study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- How does prolonged tennis playing affect lower limb muscles' activity during first and second tennis serves?European journal of sport science · 2024Article
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- Preliminary Insights into the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Modified Arm Care Screen Test for Overhead Athletes: An On-Field Tool for Injury Prevention.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Professional tennis players suffer high prevalence of shoulder alterations during the season: a possible tennis shoulder syndrome.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Shoulder Torque Production and Muscular Balance after Long and Short Tennis Points.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Force-Time Curve Variable Outcomes Following a Simulated Tennis Match in Junior Players.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Article
- Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit: Prime Suspect or Innocent Bystander?Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2020Review
- The acute effect of match-play on hip range of motion and isometric strength in elite tennis players.PeerJ · 2019Article
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Abstract
Shoulder pain has been associated with glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD) and a reduction in external rotation (ER) strength; however, in tennis players, there is scarce evidence regarding the impact of a single match on shoulder range of motion (ROM), strength and serve speed. The aim of this study was to determine the acute effect of a single tennis match on shoulder rotation ROM, isometric strength and serve speed. Twenty-six professional tennis players participated in the study (20.4±4.4 years; 10.5±3.2 years tennis expertise; 20.5±5.4 h/week training). Passive shoulder external (ER-ROM) and internal rotation ROM (IR-ROM), ER and IR isometric strength were measured before and after a single tennis match (80.3±21.3 min) in both shoulder´s. Moreover, the total arc of motion (TAM) and ER/IR strength ratio were calculated. Video analysis was used to assess the number of serves and groundstrokes, while a radar gun was utilized to measure maximal ball speed. In the dominant shoulder, compared to pre-match levels, IR-ROM was significantly reduced (-1.3%; p = 0.042), while ER-ROM (5.3%; p = 0.037) and TAM (3.1%; p = 0.050) were significantly increased. In the non-dominant shoulder, ER-ROM (3.7%; p = 0.006) was increased. Furthermore, in the dominant shoulder, the isometric ER strength was significantly reduced after the match (-4.8%; p = 0.012), whereas serve speed was not significantly reduced after match (-1.16%; p = 0.197). A single tennis match leads to significant reductions in shoulder ROM (e.g., IR of the dominant shoulder) and isometric strength (e.g., ER of the dominant shoulder). This study reveals the importance of recovery strategies prescription aiming at minimize post-match alteration in the shoulders.
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