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Game, set and match : secret weapons of the world's top tennis players
A must-read for all tennis fans. The world's greatest players share their top tips on how to improve your game and become a better player. Including contributions from Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Stan Wawrinka, Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova.
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‘Challengers’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Luca Guadagnino narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist.
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Ace! : tennis facts and stats
Presents mathematical lessons through tennis facts and statistics.
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P-95 Determination of the anaerobic capacity in professional tennis players by using a strength platform base on the MICHECEVI® method
Tennis is a sport characterized by a discontinuous series of intense, brief efforts with explosive phases alternating with periods of recovery.1 Anaerobic evaluation is performed only in tennis players on the field, because laboratory assessments are not specific for this sport and only measure one component of the anaerobic capacity.2In Mexico, a system for measuring neuromuscular qualities (MICHECEVI) has been developed base on shortening-stretching cycle method. MICHECEVI evaluates different components of the anaerobic capacity (speed, strength and power) and reaction times. Therefore our hypothesis was that the use of strength platform based on the MICHECEVI method is useful for discerning the differences in anaerobic capacity among professional tennis players and controls. A sample of 20 high-performance tennis players of different categories (infantile, cadet, sub 20 and Davis Cup) and a sample of 20 young sedentary healthy controls in the same age that elite athletes were used. The evaluation was carried out on the strength platform with visual and auditory interface controlled by specific software. The evaluations of short reaction times were determined by the smaller displacement on the platform after a visual or auditory stimulus. In case of long reaction times, the largest vertical displacement was evaluated after a stimulus. Finally absolute and relative anaerobic power was evaluated through a series of 20 continuous vertical jumps.The tennis players had lower short reaction times, being the only statistically significant auditory (174.15 vs. 232.3 milliseconds, p & ge;0.05). The short visual reaction time was lower but not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Both visual (504.1 14 vs. 441 15 milliseconds, p & ge;0.05) and auditory long reaction times (395.7 20.6 vs. 474.5 13 milliseconds, p & ge;0.05) were longer in tennis players than in sedentary controls. Jump height was statistically higher in tennis players (31.75 1.6 cm) than in controls (25.99 1.17 cm). Anaerobic absolute power was greatest in tennis players reaching 833.6 57 Watts, the control group only development 644.9 57 Watts (p & ge;0.05). Anaerobic relative power generated by the tennis players was higher (13.86 0.6 W/kg) than controls (11.2 0.7 W/kg), (p & ge;0.05).Abstract P-95 Figure 1 (A) Auditory and visual reaction times. (B) Absolute and (C) Relative power in sedentary controls and athletes using MICHECEVI method.MICHECEVI is a quantitative and objective method that identifies the anaerobic capacity in tennis players. It is an excellent tool for training medical control. Due to its technical-methodological characteristics it can be applied to a large number and subjects with immediate results in several anaerobic sports.Kovacs MS. Tennis physiology: Training the competitive athlete. Sports Med. 2007;37:189–198.Fernandez-Fernandez J, Ulbricht A, Ferrauti A. Fitness testing of tennis players: How valuable is it? Br J Sports Med. 2014;48(Suppl 1):i22–31.
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String theory : David Foster Wallace on tennis
Collects essays about tennis in which the author challenges the sports memoir genre, profiles two of the world's greatest players, and shares his own experiences in his youth as a regionally ranked tennis player.
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Correction: Exploring prevalent injuries among tennis players and optimal rehabilitation approaches: A systematic review protocol
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309232.].
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The ultimate encyclopedia of tennis
\"The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Tennis is the pre-eminent single volume illustrated work of tennis reference, tracing the game from its relaxed beginnings as a pastime of the 1800s through to what has become the high energy global sport of the 21st century. John Parsons' celebrated book includes comprehensive chapters profiling the legends of the game and more than 150 top players; analysis of tennis's greatest matches; world famous tournaments and global development; as a well as extensive features on the politics, controversies and oddities of the game\"--Publisher's description.
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Part 2: Unraveling tennis’ largest match-fixing ring
Strange betting patterns on tennis tournaments led a dogged Belgian police investigator to one of the biggest match-fixing rings in all of sports history.
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Does Kinesiotaping improve pain and functionality in patients with newly diagnosed lateral epicondylitis?
Purpose
This study aimed to compare the short-term effects of kinesiotaping and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) along with physiotherapy on pain, functionality, and grip strength in patients with newly diagnosed lateral epicondylitis undergoing rehabilitation.
Methods
Forty-five voluntary patients (mean age 48 years) were randomly assigned to three groups. Patients in all groups received physiotherapy consisting of a cold pack and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation five times per week for a total of 15 sessions and a home exercise programme including stretching and eccentric strength exercises. In the second group, patients received kinesiotaping 5 days a week for 3 weeks. In the third group, ESWT was applied three times for 3 weeks. Patients were assessed by visual analogue scale for pain intensity, pain-free grip strength using a hand dynamometer, Cyriax Resisted Muscle Test, and Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Scale. All measurements were collected at baseline and after treatment.
Results
There were no significant differences in the demographic characteristics of the patients in all groups at baseline. Intra-group analysis revealed that pain intensity decreased, whereas maximum grip strength and functionality increased in all groups at the end of the treatment (
p
< 0.05). Inter-group analysis revealed that the kinesiotaping group yielded better results in decreasing pain intensity than the other groups (
p
< 0.05). The kinesiotaping group (
p
< 0.001) and ESWT group (
p
= 0.002) yielded better results in improving functionality than the physiotherapy group. There were significant differences in recovering pain-free grip strength in the kinesiotaping group (
p
< 0.05).
Conclusion
Kinesiotaping was found to be effective for decreasing pain intensity, recovering grip strength, and improving functionality in patients with lateral epicondylitis undergoing rehabilitation.
Level of evidence
Therapeutic study, Level II.
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