Research summary · Training and performance
Training options for a faster tennis serve
This review compares exercise programmes lasting at least four weeks for tennis serve speed, accuracy and upper-body power.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Systematic review and network meta-analysis
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Population / context
- Tennis
What the publication reports
Twenty studies involving 606 players entered the analysis. Resistance, plyometric, core and multimodal training improved serve velocity relative to regular training. The analysis did not establish significant differences in serve accuracy or upper-body power.
Limits and interpretation
Certainty differed by outcome and comparison, with weaker evidence for accuracy and power. Network rankings do not establish a universally best programme or improved match results.
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Comparative effects of exercise training on serve performance and upper-body power in tennis players: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42730140DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2026.1920673Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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