An evaluation and comparison of the height and mass of the top 250 ATP players
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https://doi.org/10.52383/itfcoaching.v23i67.145Keywords:
ATP, physical characteristics, anthropometricsAbstract
Elite level tennis performance requires perfect skill and highly developed physiological characteristics. Very little research focuses on the physical characteristics of elite level tennis. This evaluation of height and mass suggests that both variables are, on average, larger the closer a player gets to the number one ranking. This suggests that physical characteristics may influence elite level tennis performance.
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