British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

DF wrote:

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QF:- Katie Swan (GBR) WR882 def Jaeda Daniel (USA) WR621 6-4 6-0

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 Great stuff Katie! keep piling up the points. But keep healthy too! 

indiana wrote:

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foobarbaz wrote:

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As these two tournaments are showing, Swan always turns up having done the hard work to be in the best possible shape.

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 I recall a few years ago seeing a very impressive video clip of her working in the gym and some strength holds. Other girls had stopped what they were doing and were just watching. It's been so very unfortunate the injury problems she's had with the effort she's clearly prepared to put in. All the best, Katie!

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 Agreed, Indiana. I seem to remember Swan had hardly played in the months before Surbiton 2023, but blazed an amazingly strong run to the final. Likewise at the United Cup matches at the end of 2022, Madison Keys remarked on how Swan's power game had developed.

wimbledont wrote:

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I really question the wisdom of gym training for injured/injury prone players.

Lifting weights certainly increases muscular power, but does little or nothing to bolster ligament/joint resilience.

Tennis is a non-contact sport, No tennis injuries are inflicted by an opponent's power. All tennis injuries are a result of players' own exertions.

By spending too much/any time in a gym, they place themselves in clear danger of developing the musculature to rip their joints and ligaments apart.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor.

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 Yet, a player cannot compete if continually pushed back by an opponent? So the exertion is directly linked to the power and placement imparted on the ball by the opponent. Haven't most professional sports developed that way, football, rugby, motor racing, athletics, golf? Being stronger helps. In tennis the ball comes back faster giving the server less time to reset. Being stronger get's you to the ball quicker allowing for better control of the stroke. Don't tennis players generally have training regimes that develop all-round fitness?