Survey on tennis players who compete!?

I am doing research on Tennis players in my Clinical Sports Massage Therapy class. Please answer the following questions if you have competed either in college or nationally. Or just competed in general! Thanks!





What are common injuries you get when playing tennis?





What are the protocals you have to make sure you go through before and after an event?





What kind of season and off-season conditioning and maintenance do you do?





What other supplemental activities do you do? (diet, exercise, psychology, massage)

Survey on tennis players who compete!?
I play often but I've never competed so I can't answer all of the questions. But I can answer the question about tennis injures because I play often enough to the point that I've either has some injuries or know people that have. Plus I watch tennis all the time and have been following the top pros for a few years.





The most common MINOR injuries in tennis are:


-leg cramps (not a true injury but very common)


-tennis elbow


-bruised toes


-blisters (particularly on hands and feet)





The most common SERIOUS injuries in tennis are:


-ankle sprain


-wrist sprain


-shoulder (muscle strain, tear or dislocation)


-knee (dislocation or torn ligaments)





Slightly less common but still SERIOUS tennis injuries are:


-abdominal muscle strain or tear


-strained back muscles





Before a match I always eat a light breakfast (cereal %26amp; toast or oatmeal), drink plenty of fluids that day (water and/or sports drinks only), cardiovascular warm up (jumping jacks, jogging in place), stretching (legs, arms, back, abs, groin), tennis warm up (serving, groundstrokes, volleys), have a fruit before the match (banana, apple or orange), then play. Drink fluids in between changeovers (especially if it's hot that day). Stretch again after the match is over and go eat some food. Take a hot bath or shower to soothe your muscles.





I don't know how professional players do it, but personaly I've never been able to play a real match in back to back (consecutive) days and still perform at 100 percent. I'm in reasonably good shape and in my late 20's but I'm sure professional athletes have much better physical conditioning than the average person. If a match goes over 2 1/2 hours, it takes me at least a full day off to recover.
Reply:i competed in colleage and at 4.5 level after school years.


now i play once or twice a week, one to two hours each time.


i am so far injury free (for 25 years) but lately my left knee cap starting to sore after a playing long session. i was forced to stop playing in fear of the condition worsen for 2 months, now it feels alright again.


i play short court to warm up and really don't stretch or anything, I know i should.


besides playing tennis, i go to gym once or twice a week, mostly on eliptical machine, cardio exercise, do a little weight. no massage or diet.
Reply:i dont really compete in national or regional... but i do play few sets wit my friends...





1- I never got an injury before... but had my muscle sore because i never strech


2- Water after every sets


3- I dont really have any season or off season conditioning because i play year round with my friends and not for skool (because they dont have a tennis team)


4- I play other sports so i can stay fit for all the sports i play
Reply:1Twisted or sprang ankle


2To stretch and warm up


3I just practice really i don't really do things like camps but some people do


4eat good foods and stay in shape by mainly running.

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