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International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport Volume 17, 2017 - Issue 6
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Review Article

Which tool for a tennis serve evaluation? A review

F. TubezLaboratory of Human Motion Analysis (LAMH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium;Physiotherapy Department, Haute École Robert Schuman (HERS), Libramont, Belgium;Department of Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. SchwartzLaboratory of Human Motion Analysis (LAMH), University of Liège, Liège, BelgiumORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7307-7821
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J. PaulusLaboratory of Human Motion Analysis (LAMH), University of Liège, Liège, BelgiumORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7206-6135
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J.-L. CroisierLaboratory of Human Motion Analysis (LAMH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium;Department of Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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O. BrülsLaboratory of Human Motion Analysis (LAMH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium;Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (LTAS), University of Liège, Liège, BelgiumORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2668-1353
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V. DenoëlLaboratory of Human Motion Analysis (LAMH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium;Structural Engineering, Department ArGEnCo, University of Liège, Liège, BelgiumORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7256-1734
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B. ForthommeLaboratory of Human Motion Analysis (LAMH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium;Department of Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Pages 1007-1033 | Received 05 Oct 2017, Accepted 12 Dec 2017, Published online: 16 Jan 2018
 
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Abstract

For coaches, the most common and easiest way to analyse the tennis serve is to refer to their own vision. However, human vision is insufficient to observe high-speed motion with great precision. With the improvement of technology, it is now possible to study the gesture from a quantitative point of view. The quantitative evaluation of the tennis serve focuses on the kinematics and kinetics of the player but also on the stroke result, which includes the ball speed and the ball trajectory. This review aims to highlight the current tools available for players, coaches, medical staffs and biomechanical researchers, to evaluate the tennis serve. This overview will provide information to the player’s entourage in order to choose the right tools depending on their specific purposes. All of these tools can be applied in performance improvement and injury prevention.

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank the Wallonia-Brussels Federation for its financial support.

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