

Injuries and Playing Surfaces in Professional and Recreational Tennis
*The following article was posted by the International Tennis Performance Association’s blog.* http://itpa-tennis.org/itpa-blog.html By Patrick Aubone, CTPS & Dr. Mark Kovacs, CTPS, MTPS Headed into the professional clay court season, common perception is that in tennis surface matters. As we get older, clay courts are the surface of choice. “It’s easier on the body” is the most repeated phrase. “Hard courts hurt my knees and my back” is often heard. But what if the injuries