Torres-Luque, Gema, Sánchez Pay, Alejandro, Bazaco Belmonte, María Jesús, Moya Ramón, Manuel Functional aspects of competitive tennis TORRES-LUQUE, Gema, et al. “Functional aspects of competitive tennis”. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise [en línea]. Vol. 6, No. 3 (2011). ISSN 1988-5202, pp. 528-539. http://www.jhse.ua.es/index.php/jhse/article/viewArticle/252 [consulta: 10 octubre 2011] URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/18932 DOI: 10.4100/jhse.2011.63.07 ISSN: 1988-5202 Abstract: Tennis is a sport that is characterized by intermittent dynamics, with intervallic moderate and high-intensity efforts due to repetitive actions of short-duration and high intensity. This review analyzes aspects such as the game's temporal structure, oxygen consumption, heart rate, lactate levels, and the effects of playing in heat. Knowledge of the contextual and functional characteristics of competitive tennis provides important information for improving the design of players training programs. Keywords:Tennis, Game context, Heart rate, Lactate Universidad de Alicante. Área de Educación Física y Deporte info:eu-repo/semantics/article