Nuannuan Deng, Kim Geok Soh, Fan Xu, Xinggang Yang
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Abstract
Background: Tennis performance is highly influenced by serve speed. This review aimed to evaluate and quantitatively compare the efficacy of popular strength and conditioning (S&C) training methods in enhancing the speed of the ball in the serves of tennis players.
Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search was conducted in the Scopus, Web of Science, SportsDiscuss, and PubMed databases without date constraints, up to July 2024. Studies included in this meta-analysis met PICOS criteria: a) randomized controlled trials with healthy tennis players, b) isolated or combined S&C training programs, c) evaluation of tennis serve speed, and d) adequate data to compute effect sizes (ESs). The PEDro scale was used to assess methodological quality.
Results: Out of 271 identified papers, 16 studies of moderate to high quality were included in the meta-analysis. Resistance training demonstrated a small but significant effect on serve speed (ES = 0.53; p < 0.001), while multimodal training exhibited a moderate and significant effect (ES = 0.79; p = 0.001). However, core training did not have a significant effect on serve speed (ES = 0.32, p = 0.231).
Conclusion: The findings suggested that S&C interventions, including resistance and multimodal training, were beneficial for increasing serve speed in tennis players. Further high-quality research is recommended to confirm this conclusion.
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Frontiers in Physiology is a leading journal in its field, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research on the physiology of living systems, from the subcellular and molecular domains to the intact organism, and its interaction with the environment. Field Chief Editor George E. Billman at the Ohio State University Columbus is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide.