Biomechanics and tennis
- Elliott, B
Correspondence to: Professor Elliott University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; [email protected]
Accepted 10 December 2005
Competing interests: none declared
The player in figure 2 has given permission for its publication.
Figure 2.
Pictures of service action showing shoulder-over-shoulder trunk rotation and internal rotation of upper arm at the shoulder joint. Published with permission of the International Tennis Federation. The player has given permission for publication of this figure.
Success in tennis requires a mix of player talent, good coaching, appropriate equipment, and an understanding of those aspects of sport science pertinent to the game. This paper outlines the role that biomechanics plays in player development from sport science and sport medicine perspectives. Biomechanics is a key area in player development because all strokes have a fundamental mechanical structure and sports injuries primarily have a mechanical cause.