https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/IJRSS <p>The International Journal of Racket Sports Science is an open-access online journal that publishes unpublished research articles, reviews, and letters in all areas related to racket sports and sports science. The journal's primary objective is to provide a comprehensive and reliable source of information on the latest advances in this field, positioning itself as a key resource for researchers, practitioners, and students interested in the scientific study of racket sports.</p> en-US info@journal.racketsportscience.org (David Cabello Manrique) info@journal.racketsportscience.org (Juan Felipe Vargas) Fri, 30 May 2025 07:42:21 +0000 OJS 3.3.0.13 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/IJRSS/article/view/33666 <p>This paper aims to demonstrate that clay courts are likely the most suitable playing surfaces in terms of muscle contraction, efficiency and the reduction of risk factors associated with the viscoelastic and frictional properties of the surfaces themselves. The style of play, with more or less frequent accelerations, decelerations and changes of direction, the duration of the match and the frequent tournaments on different playing surfaces can be additional risk factors. In fact, it has been shown that muscles are sensitive to surface stiffness and that frequent playing on different surfaces can be associated with lower limb injuries. Furthermore the busy calendar of ATP (Association&nbsp;of Tennis Professionals) and WTA (Women's&nbsp;Tennis Association) is stigmatised because it is characterized by the sudden transition from hard to clay and/or clay to grass without the necessary gradualness, thus preventing proper motor adaptation. The aims of this work emerge from literature and from a biomechanical-theoretical analysis of the loads that result in the musculoskeletal system by human and playing surface interaction.</p> Rodolfo Lisi, Federico Colombo, Renato Rodano, Carlo Albino Frigo Copyright (c) 2025 Rodolfo Lisi, Federico Colombo, Renato Rodano, Carlo Albino Frigo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/IJRSS/article/view/33666 Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000