Tennis, kinetic chain, tennis player, skills, ball toss, tennis serve, professional player, novice player, biomechanics, fitness
Tennis serve is a very basic skill that tennis players need to be masterful in the game at all levels. It's a series of rather complicated movements that occur for the player to launch the ball over the net and into the rival's area (Moreno-Pérez et al., 2016). The serve is the only shot in tennis where the player completely controls how the point is going to be initiated. That's why it is a very important aspect of the game. It is not only a point-scoring game, but also sends the signal for the whole sports event. In addition, the service will help increase your fitness and decrease the risk of various injuries by developing proper biomechanics. Certain anatomy of the shoulder, arm, and core muscles are involved in making a tennis serve (Moreno-Pérez et al., 2016). The service includes different stages, for instance, wind-up, the toss, trophy position, the forward swing, and the follow-through.
[...] (2022). Determinant Physical Factors of Tennis Serve Velocity: A Brief Review. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 1159-1169. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2022-0091 Loushin, S. R., Kakar, S., Tetzloff, S. U., Lubbers, P., Ellenbecker, T. S., & Kaufman, K. R. (2022). Upper Extremity Kinematics and Electromyographic Activity in Uninjured Tennis Players. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 12(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/app12094638 Moreno-Pérez, V., Ayala, F., Fernandez-Fernandez, J., & Vera-Garcia, F. J. [...]
[...] F. (2017). Ball position during the tennis serve toss performed by junior athletes: Comparison between the first and second service. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 424-430. https://doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2017.01063 Yang, T., Zhou, J., & Guo, J. (2015). Kinematic analysis on the serve technique of world's elite tennis player Novak Djokovic. Ic3me, 637-641. [...]
[...] The YouTube videos were used as the major tools of observation for the comparison. The purpose of this paper is to study the biomechanical contrasts between novice and professional players in the execution of serve, citing recommendations for the improvement of the performance of novice players. Kinetic Chain Kinetic chain suggests a chain of linked joints and muscles working as a whole to create movement. In tennis, the serve involves a kinetic chain from the legs moving through the hips, vertebrae, shoulders, arms, and, at last, racquet (Colomar et al., 2022). [...]
[...] The kinetic chain is the key element that gives power and a smooth process in the tennis serve. Novices usually do not have the proper coordination and timing to correctly manage the kinetic chain, so as a result, they produce less power and precision than experts. Novice players often demonstrate insignificant compound activation of the individual joints in the kinetic sequence, causing a swing that is hardly coordinated and certainly does not have an explosive force (Loushin et al., 2022). [...]
[...] (2016). Descriptive profile of hip range of motion in elite tennis players. Physical Therapy in Sport (October 2017), 43-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2015.10.005 Rigozzi, C. J., Vio, G. A., & Poronnik, P. (2023). Comparison of Grip Strength, Forearm Muscle Activity, and Shock Transmission between the Forehand Stroke Technique of Experienced and Recreational Tennis Players Using a Novel Wearable Device. Sensors, 23(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/s23115146 Xavier, A. P., Ivo, F. F., Neto, L. B., & Ervilha, U. [...]
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