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Tennis Trivia

Boris Becker is the youngest and first unseeded men’s Wimbledon champion. There have been 3 unseeded Men's Wimbledon Champions in total:
Becker (1985), Krajicek (1996) and Ivanisevic (2001) - Did you spot the mistake in our paper newsletter?!
The second youngest Wimbledon men’s champion was a Brit – W Baddeley 1891.
A tennis ball weighs between 57.7 and 58.5grams.
Bevan Wilson provides physiotherapy cover for the Lawn Tennis Association.

As I write this I have the opportunity to reflect upon the amazing match between Andy Murray and Stanilslaus Wawrinka. What I found of particular interest was the replay and slow motion coverage demonstrating the demands placed on the legs with the sudden changes of direction, acceleration and deceleration. We all think of the obvious “tennis elbow” when thinking of tennis related injuries, but watching Wimbledon has served (excuse the pun) as a great reminder of the strains placed upon other parts of the body.

The lower limbs have to absorb a lot of rotation strain with sudden pivoting, jumping, sprinting and stopping. This makes the legs prone to muscle strains, sprained ankles, knee ligament injuries to name but a few potential problems.

Low back injuries are also common due to the combined extension and rotation involved with serving and overhead shots. The rotation of the trunk involved in ground strokes and volleys also places the back at risk.

Upper limb injuries tend to be more overuse and repetitive action related – everyone has heard of tennis elbow, but other tendons in the wrist or shoulder can be affected.

Our bodies are amazing at adapting to the stresses placed upon them, but if you are carrying an injury, do your body a favour and let us sort it out!

Enjoy the rest of Wimbledon, and get out and enjoy yourselves!

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