Table 7.

General practical recommendations for training and testing procedures for men's and women's singles according to main findings of our study.

Categories	Main findings of match-play outcome measures	Suggested energy contributions	Recommended training procedures	Recommended testing procedures
Men's singles	•More drive and smash shots •More shots per second and total played points as well as longer rest time between rallies •More accelerations •Higher energy expenditure and lactate concentration	•Aerobic↑ •Anaerobic (alactic and lactic)↑↑	•High-intensity interval training or drill shots with shorter work and longer recovery •High-load resistance training with few repetitions focused on muscular power and additional plyometric training	•Ramp-like running protocol to determine maximum oxygen uptake and ventilatory thresholds •Repeated non-linear sprint ability protocols with shorter work and longer recovery to determine maximum and mean sprint times •Muscular power protocols to determine rate of force development
Women's singles	•More drop and clear shots •Longer real-time played •Higher heart rate	•Aerobic↑↑ •Anaerobic (alactic and lactic)↑	•Moderate-intensity interval training or drill shots with longer work and shorter recovery •Moderate-load resistance training with numerous repetitions focused on muscular endurance and additional plyometric training	•Ramp-like running protocol to determine maximum oxygen uptake and ventilatory thresholds •Repeated non-linear sprint ability protocols with longer work and shorter recovery to determine maximum and mean sprint times •Muscular endurance protocols to determine time to failure

General practical recommendation for the doubles categories could not be provided due to lack of available match-play data outcomes.

↑– Relative amount of energy contribution.