fitness

Besides the usually joy-cry cycle of TT forum live think his 6-9 fifth-set record and negative trend is intriguing, especially compared to the amazing 12-1 of Alcaraz. Some observations: 1) Sinner has increasingly been a statistical outlier with an average performance level clearly higher than...

Quit basketball at 42. Sat on my butt and got very out of shape so I decided to try tennis at 45 and fell in love. I don’t remember a significant problem getting fit again other than the expected muscle soreness. Played a TON of singles the next 4 yrs. Joined a club so switched to doubles...

A little background here, I'm a 19-year-old college tennis player and I have a history of knee problems along with very bad tennis endurance. Hence, I have decided to start using a stationary bike as it is supposed to be easy on the knees. My question is how hard should I ride the bike? Like...

I am in my late 40s, I play matches and hit 3-4 times a week and I want to stay/be in a good shape for playing with other fit players. My overall shape is not bad, but I often play with guys who are lighter than I am and who play other sports on the side (e.g. soccer), and I feel I need to stay...

Hey everyone! My name is James Shapiro & I know this is an international tennis community and wanted to reach out to those who might be living in the Southern California region for something special that I am offering to the tennis community. I'm a performance coach (MS, CES, PES) offering...

The oddly-timed retirement of Musetti at 0-4 of the fifth set in his match against Djokovic has been much talked about. It has been used to bash Musetti; to bash his generation; to bash other players not even in his generation . . . But instead, it made me wonder why a player who had absolutely...

I’m a 4.5 player and I just turned 30. I want to maximize my level for the next couple of years and have started weight training to that end. What single exercise do you think has benefited your tennis the most?

Hiya I'm supposed to be 3 matches at my club's autumn finals (2 doubles, 1 singles) this Sunday. Haven't played more than 4 sets in 1 day since I was 25, I'm 35 now : ( . Any tips for being able to last the day (apart from keeping points short), I'm not sure how my body will cope. Really...

Howdy. Anyone else here own this book? https://www.amazon.com/Tennis-Anatomy-Paul-Roetert/dp/0736089365 I bought it last year and I've been using select exercises from it but I only recently decided to get serious with training to prevent injuries and strengthen. If you own this book and...

Time has come to honor one of the most influential people in Roger Federer's career. This slam (AO 2017) belongs to the absentee master of building robust long-term physical condition. Pierre Paganini is a humble guy, always shy to speak to the media, rarely present in the box and never one to...