Physiological demands of match-play in elite tennis: A case study

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-109

  Gomes, Rodrigo V ^a   Coutts, Aaron J ^b   Viveiros, Luis ^c   Aoki, Marcelo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Brazilian Olympic Committee ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Match analysis; Perception of effort; Physiological demands; Racket sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951808796     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2010.487118     Document Type: Article

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