ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Effects of Knee Flexion on Tennis Serve Performance of Intermediate Level Tennis Players.
Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- A conceptual field-based framework for lower-upper body kinetic chain assessment in the tennis serve using IMUs and portable force plates: measurement coverage, new performance indices, and applied implications.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Interpretable prediction of knee joint loading during tennis serves based on GNN-GRU model and layer-wise relevance propagation.Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2025Article
- The Influence of Kinematics on Tennis Serve Speed: An In-Depth Analysis Using Xsens MVN Biomech Link Technology.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk Assessment during the Tennis Serve: Performance and Prevention.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Kinematics of the Tennis Serve Using an Optoelectronic Motion Capture System: Are There Correlations between Joint Angles and Racket Velocity?Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Are there kinematic and kinetic parameters correlated with racket velocity during the tennis serve? A preliminary comparison between a slow and a fast serve for performance improvement.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Kinematics characteristics of key point of interest during tennis serve among tennis players: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Review
- Kinematic differences between female national and provincial athletes in the tennis serve.PeerJ · 2024Article
- Biomechanical estimation of tennis serve using inertial sensors: A case study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effects of knee flexion during the preparation phase of a serve on the tennis serve performance, using inertial sensors. Thirty-two junior tennis players were divided into two groups based on their maximum knee flexion during the preparation phase of serve: Smaller (SKF) and Greater (GKF) Knee Flexion. Their racket velocity, racket height, and knee extension velocity were compared during the tennis serve. Inertial sensors tracked participants' shank, thigh, and racket motions while performing five first, flat, and valid serves. Knee flexion was analysed during the preparation phase of serve, knee extension velocity after this phase, racket velocity just before ball impact, and racket height at impact. Pre-impact racket velocity (mean difference [MD] = 3.33 km/h,
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