Benefits of Playing Tennis
Tennis is a racquet sport which is played at different levels of society and at all ages. There are some Indian players who have had some success and helped increase the popularity of the sport in India. Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were considered as one the top doubles players in the world during their prime. In mixed doubles Bhupathi has won the Australian Open in 2006 and 2009, French Open in 1997 and 2012, Wimbledon in 2002 and 2005 and U.S. Open in 1999 and 2005, while in doubles he has won French Open in 1999 and 2001, Wimbledon in 1999 and U.S. Open in 2002.
Leander Paes has won the Australian Open mixed doubles in 2003, 2010 and 2015 and doubles in 2012, French Open mixed doubles in 2016 and doubles in 1999, 2001 and 2009, Wimbledon mixed doubles in 1999, 2003, 2010 and 2015 and doubles in 1999 and U.S. Open mixed doubles in 2008 and 2015 and doubles in 2006, 2009 and 2013.
Sania Mirza, another well known Indian doubles player has won the Australian Open mixed doubles in 2009 and doubles in 2016, French Open mixed doubles in 2012, Wimbledon doubles in 2015 and U.S. Open mixed doubles in 2014 and doubles in 2015.
Such wins by Indian players in Grand Slam tournaments have helped raise the profile of Indian tennis around the world.
Playing tennis has numerous benefits, here are some of them :
Aerobic fitness by burning fat and improving your cardiovascular fitness and maintaining higher energy levels.
Anaerobic fitness by offering short, intense bursts of activity during a point followed by rest which helps muscles use oxygen efficiently.
Ability to accelerate by practice in sprinting, jumping and lunging to move quickly.
Powerful first step by requiring anticipation, quick reaction time and explosion into action.
Leg strength through hundreds of starts and stops which build stronger leg muscles.
General body coordination since you have to move into position and then adjust your upper body to hit the ball successfully.
Gross motor control through court movement and ball-striking skills which require control of your large muscle groups.
Agility by forcing you to change direction as many as 5 times in 10 seconds during a typical tennis point.
Bone strength and density by strengthening bones of young players and helping prevent osteoporosis in older ones.
Immune system through its conditioning effects which promote overall health, fitness and resistance to disease.
Eye-hand coordination because you constantly judge the timing between the oncoming ball and the proper contact point.
Flexibility due to the constant stretching and maneuvering to return the ball toward your opponent.
Psychological Reasons to Play Tennis
1. To develop a work ethic because improvement through lessons or practice reinforces the value of hard work.
2. To develop discipline since you learn to work on your skills in practice and control the pace of play in competition.
3. To manage mistakes by learning to play within your abilities and realizing that managing and minimizing mistakes in tennis or life is critical.
4. To learn to compete one-on-one because the ability to compete and fight trains you in the ups and downs of a competitive world.
5. To accept responsibility because only you can prepare to compete by practicing skills, checking your equipment and during match play by making line calls.
6. To manage adversity by learning to adjust to the elements (e.g. wind, sun) and still be able to compete tenaciously.
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