Biology of Sport

Physiological and performance effects of a simulated prolonged service game in competitive male tennis players

André V. Brito 1
,
Filipa Cardoso 1
,
Anna Ogonowska-Slodownik 2
,
Alejandro Javaloyes 3
,
Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez 4, 5
,
Ricardo J. Fernandes 1
  1. Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D) and Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  2. Faculty of Rehabilitation, Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
  3. Center of Sports Research, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Elche, Spain
  4. Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, Universidad de León, León 24004, Spain
  5. AMRED, Human Movement and Sports Performance Analysis, Universidad de León, 24007 León, Spain
Biol Sport.2026;43:1427-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.160854
Data publikacji online: 2026/05/20
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