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TENNIS SERVICE IN PROFESIONAL WOMEN PLAYERS: INFLUENCE OF RANKING POSITION AND PLAYERS’ HAND-DOMINANCE

Issue Volume 22, Number 86, 2022 Articles 
Sánchez-Pay, A
Doctores en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte. Universidad de Murcia
Ortega-Soto, J.A
Graduado en Educación Primaria. Universidad de Murcia (Spain)
Courel-Ibáñez, J
Doctores en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte. Universidad de Murcia
Sánchez-Alcaraz, B.J
Doctores en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte. Universidad de Murcia

Abstract

Serve is the most important stroke in modern tennis, but the number of studies on professional women’s tennis is scarce. The aim of the present study was to identify differences in service direction and effectiveness regarding players’ ranking position; as well as to observe the differences according to the opponent’s laterality (right-handed or left-handed). A total of 108 matches from the US Open and Wimbledon tournaments were analyzed. Results showed a larger variability in service tactics in Wimbledon compared to the US Open. In addition, the direction and effectiveness of the service of right-handed players differed depending on the opponent’s laterality, especially against left-handed players. These results contribute to the knowledge of the service dynamics and performance in professional women’s tennis players.

Keywords: Tactics, racquet sports, game patterns, court surface
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Revista multidisciplinar de las Ciencias del Deporte
ISSN: 1577-0354
All journal articles are published in Spanish together with their corresponding translation into English

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