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The demands of tennis mean that all areas of the body are put under repeated pressures and therefore susceptible to injury. Although a non-contact sport, the asymmetrical nature of the sport and need to adapt to the changeable court surfaces will increase the injury risk.
Posted On Sunday, 24th June 2012 at 09:30
With Wimbledon starting today, we thought it would be good to to look at the requirements of tennis for all abilities and how aspiring players can improve.

Grand Slam tennis is a knockout tournament; matches are the best of 5 sets, to get to the final a player will have played 7 matches over 2 weeks.
Posted On Friday, 29th January 2010 at 07:16
So Rafael Nadal has withdrawn injured from a Grand Slam tournament - again. Andy Murray marches on to the final, relatively injury free.
This isn't the first time that the trainers and physios have had an impact on the outcome of an important match, this report from last year's U.S. Open:
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