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Reference Values and Construct Validity for 4 Upper Limb Physical Performance Tests in Junior Tennis Players
Reference Values and Construct Validity for 4 Upper Limb Physical Performance Tests in Junior Tennis Players

STMS
1 day ago2 min read


Noncompleted Matches in Professional Women’s Tennis (1975–2024): Epidemiology, Trends, and Associated Factors of Walkovers and Defaults
Noncompleted Matches in Professional Women’s Tennis (1975–2024): Epidemiology, Trends, and Associated Factors of Walkovers and Defaults

STMS
1 day ago2 min read


The Combination of Motor Imagery and Breathing Optimizes the Performance of the Serve in Skilled Tennis Players
The Combination of Motor Imagery and Breathing Optimizes the Performance of the Serve in Skilled Tennis Players

STMS
1 day ago1 min read


Tennis 10+ Warm-Up and Cool-Down Program: A 1-Year Longitudinal Analysis of Compliance and Injury Rates in Adult Recreational Tennis Players
Tennis 10+ Warm-Up and Cool-Down Program: A 1-Year Longitudinal Analysis of Compliance and Injury Rates in Adult Recreational Tennis Players

STMS
1 day ago2 min read


Validation of an Upper Extremity Physical Performance Test Battery in Competitive Adult Tennis Players
Validation of an Upper Extremity Physical Performance Test Battery in Competitive Adult Tennis Players

STMS
1 day ago2 min read


Early Sport Specialization and Intense Training in Junior Tennis Players: A Sport-Specific Review
Early Sport Specialization and Intense Training in Junior Tennis Players: A Sport-Specific Review

STMS
1 day ago2 min read


Effect of Travel on Sleep Patterns and Athletic Performance in Female Professional Tennis Players: A Retrospective Cohort Study Utilizing WHOOP 3.0 Tracking
Effect of Travel on Sleep Patterns and Athletic Performance in Female Professional Tennis Players: A Retrospective Cohort Study Utilizing WHOOP 3.0 Tracking

STMS
1 day ago2 min read


Association Between Eccentric and Isometric Shoulder Rotation Strength, Shoulder Range of Motion and Injury Incidence in the Shoulder in Adolescent Competitive Tennis Players: The SMASH Cohort Study
Association Between Eccentric and Isometric Shoulder Rotation Strength, Shoulder Range of Motion and Injury Incidence in the Shoulder in Adolescent Competitive Tennis Players: The SMASH Cohort Study

STMS
Jan 72 min read


From Court to Laboratory: Tennis-Specific Research 2025
In this issue of Sports Health (in collaboration with the Society for Tennis Medicine and Science [STMS]), we are very pleased to offer a subset of tennis-specific research from a multidisciplinary perspective. Tennis - a unique sport played on 4 primary surfaces worldwide - is one of the most demanding sports technically, physically, and mentally; taken together, this creates very specific, repetitive, whole-body demands that result in both characteristic musculoskeletal ad

STMS
Jan 74 min read


JOURNAL RELEASE - Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Hello STMS Members, I am writing to inform you of a fantastic forthcoming issue of the journal “Sports Health” that will be coming out in January 2026. This issue of the journal will have a tennis focused section of 8 articles, many written by our STMS colleagues, that have traversed through the extensive peer review process and will be published. It has been great working with Dr Johansson and the Sports Health team as co-editors of this special tennis section in the Janu

STMS
Jan 72 min read


How to Improve the Serve Leg Drive Performance?
Check out the following video by Caroline Martin in her presentation at the ITF World Coaches Conference 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

STMS
Dec 13, 20251 min read


Sport-specific foot dysfunction in young elite tennis players,stabilometric analysis of the foot receptor
Presented at the STMS World Congress (April 4–5, 2025, Amsterdam), this study investigates morphological foot dysfunctions in 111 elite Italian adolescent tennis players (ages 10–15).

STMS
May 24, 20251 min read


Combined Strength of Standardized Lab Sprint Testing and Wheelchair Mobility Field Testing in Wheelchair Tennis Players
This poster presentation was presented at the STMS Conference in Amsterdam April 2025. Rowie J.F. Janssen is a postdoctoral researcher...

STMS
May 12, 20251 min read


Podcast by Gavin McMillan - Het recept van Sabalenka's Servicedokter
Deze aflevering is een regelrecht gastcollege van Gavin McMillan, de coach die de opslag van Aryna Sabalenka succesvol repareerde. Waar...

STMS
May 12, 20251 min read



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STMS
Mar 26, 20250 min read


Exploring tennis environment (court and net height) to improve serve biomechanics - Caroline Martin
LOGIN TO VIEW THE PRESENTATION. Learn more about Caroline

STMS
Mar 26, 20251 min read


The biomechanics of open and neutral stances in forehand: implications for performance and injury risks - Caroline Martin
LOGIN TO VIEW THE PRESENTATION. Learn more about Caroline

STMS
Mar 26, 20251 min read


The energy demands of elite and world class tennis players -- Dr. Dan Ellis
From a nutritional perspective, assessing total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) is crucial rather than focusing solely on energy expended.

Dr. Dan Ellis
Mar 25, 202513 min read
ITF Call for papers
Our partners at the International Tennis Federation are now accepting submissions for the next special issue of ITF Coaching and Sport...
Kayla Epperson
Feb 19, 20251 min read
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