The importance of aerobic fitness for tennis: a review (part 1)

Genevois, Cyril

doi:10.52383/itfcoaching.v27i79.79

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“…Training sets that elicit an increase in V ̇O2max may be helpful to increase the rate of recovery based on a higher aerobic fitness. 37,38 As the main limitations, it can be considered that the duration of points during an official game may be substantially lower than the duration simulated in this study to increase and stabilize HR and V ̇O2 . Players may reach such specific values of HR and V ̇O2 after the long rallies only.…”

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Analysis of the physiological response in junior tennis players during short-term recovery: Understanding the magnitude of recovery until and after the 25 seconds rule

Morais

Bragada

Silva³

et al. 2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Literature lacks evidence about the physiological recovery of tennis players between points. This study aimed to: (i) verify the heart rate (HR) and oxygen uptake (V̇O2) recovery variance in young tennis players from the end of a tennis drill until the 25-s mark and onwards (65-s limit), performed at several intensities, and (ii) test the curve fitting that better characterizes the players’ HR and V̇O2 recovery, from the end of the drill until the 65-s mark. The sample was composed of 13 male tennis players (age: 16.80 ± 1.61 years) recruited from a National Tennis Association. Players were instructed to perform a drill test (“two-line drill wide mode”) based on an intensity increment protocol. Three levels of intensity were used based on the reserve HR and V̇O2. A significance level effect was observed on the HRreserve and V̇O2reserve ( P < .001). At all three levels of intensity, the first 25 s were enough to significantly ( P < .001) recover the HRreserve and V̇O2reserve. The same significance trend ( P < .001) was maintained until the 65 s but with a lower magnitude over time. Overall, the HR and V̇O2 curve fitting indicated a cubic relationship at the three levels of intensity (except the V̇O2 at the first level). Considering the specific test performed, players significantly elicited their physiological profile for every additional 10 s (after the 25-s rule) in the three levels of intensity performed. Despite this being a drill test and not a competitive point, coaches, players, and tennis organizations should be aware of these findings.

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Analysis of the physiological response in junior tennis players during short-term recovery: Understanding the magnitude of recovery until and after the 25 seconds rule

Morais

Bragada

Silva³

et al. 2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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“…El tenis ha evolucionado a uno de los deportes más exigentes en cuanto a condición física. No solo es requerido un gran nivel técnico, sino que además se demandan otros componentes físicos como la fuerza, potencia, resistencia, velocidad, agilidad y capacidad de sprint repetido (Fernandez-Fernandez et al, 2015) además de las vías metabólicas aeróbicas y anaeróbicas (Genevois, 2019).…”

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A 10-week neuromuscular program improved specific skills in young competitive tennis players

Moreno-Apellaniz,

Villanueva Guerrero,

Mejías Martínez

et al. 2024

PadelSciJ

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The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of neuromuscular training on the performance of young tennis players. Eleven young tennis players (4 girls, 7 boys; age: 13.36 ± .5; weight: 46.54 ± 7.97; height: 160.45 ± 8.38; APHV 12.90 ± .51) participated and were randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG), which underwent neuromuscular training twice a week for 10 weeks, or a control group (CG), which followed only their regular tennis training without physical preparation. Performance was measured by variables such as bilateral and unilateral countermovement jump (CMJ), 30cm drop jump (DJ) bilateral and unilateral, bilateral and unilateral horizontal jump (SH), modified 505 agility test (CD) performed with both right and left legs, 20-meter sprint (20m), 3kg medicine ball throw (BM) overhead, and the Course- Navette test (CN). The impact of the training was determined by effect size. The results showed that the EG significantly improved in all variables while the CG did not, indicating that implementing a neuromuscular training program may be an effective method for improving the performance of young competitive tennis players, enhancing their physical attributes in both lower and upper body.

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“…Tennis is an intermittent sport in which participants need to perform high-intensity movements such as decelerations, accelerations, direction changes, and strokes over a variable duration ( Kovacs, 2007 ). During rallies, points are scored in less than three to 10 seconds on average ( Dobos et al, 2021 ), with sprints of eight to 15 m and three to four directional changes ( Genevois, 2019 ). Tennis players are widely regarded as needing greater levels of physical performance in order to execute complex shots and compete well against more elite opponents ( Ulbricht et al, 2016 ).…”

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Effects of physical training programs on female tennis players’ performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Deng,

Soh,

Abdullah

et al. 2023

Front. Physiol.

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Background: Tennis is among the world’s most popular and well-studied sports. Physical training has commonly been used as an intervention among athletes. However, a comprehensive review of the literature on the effects of physical training programs on female tennis players’ performance is lacking. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effects of physical training on performance outcomes in female tennis players.Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted on Web of Science, PubMed, SPORTDicus, Scopus, and CNKI from inception until July 2023 to select relevant articles from the accessible literature. Only controlled trials were included if they examined the effects of physical training on at least one measure of tennis-specific performance in female tennis players. The Cochrane RoB tool was employed to assess the risk of bias. The CERT scale was used to examine the quality of program information. The GRADE approach was adopted to evaluate the overall quality of the evidence. The Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software was used for the meta-analysis.Results: Nine studies were selected for the systematic review and seven for the meta-analysis, totaling 222 individuals. The study’s exercise programs lasted 6–36 weeks, with training sessions ranging from 30 to 80 min, conducted one to five times per week. Muscle power (ES = 0.72; p = 0.003), muscle strength (ES = 0.65; p = 0.002), agility (ES = 0.69; p = 0.002), serve velocity (ES = 0.72; p = 0.013), and serve accuracy (ES = 1.14; p = 0.002) demonstrated significant improvement following physical training, while no notable changes in linear sprint speed (ES = 0.63; p = 0.07) were detected.Conclusion: Although research on physical training in sports is diversified, studies on training interventions among female tennis players are scarce. This review found that existing training programs yield some favorable outcomes for female tennis players. However, further research with high methodological quality is warranted on the tailoring of specific training programs for female tennis players. There should be more consistent measuring and reporting of data to facilitate meaningful data pooling for future meta-analyses.

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The importance of aerobic fitness for tennis: a review (part 1)

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Analysis of the physiological response in junior tennis players during short-term recovery: Understanding the magnitude of recovery until and after the 25 seconds rule

Analysis of the physiological response in junior tennis players during short-term recovery: Understanding the magnitude of recovery until and after the 25 seconds rule

A 10-week neuromuscular program improved specific skills in young competitive tennis players

Effects of physical training programs on female tennis players’ performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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