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. 2006 May;40(5):387–391. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023168

Table 1 Notational analysis in tennis.

Reference Level (sex) Rallytime (s) Effectiveplayingtime (%) Work torest ratio Surface
O'Donoghue & Ingram4 International (M and F) 6.3 (1.8) Hard
7.7 (1.7) Clay
4.3 (1.6) Grass
5.8 (1.9) Hard
Smekal et al2 National (M) 6.4 (4.1) 16.3 (6.6) 1:3.4 Clay
Reilly & Palmer10 Top club‐standard (M) 5.3 (1.0) 27.9 (3.9) 1:2.5 Hard
Christmass et al11 State (M) 10.2 23.3 (1.4) 1:1.7 Hard
Elliot et al12 College (M) 4.0–4.3 26.5 (3.5) 1:3.1 Hard
Girard & Millet6* Regional (M) 7.2 (1.7) Clay
5.9 (1.2) Hard
Docherty13 Range of abilities (M) 10.0 1:1.8 Hard
Fernandez et al14 International (M) 7.5 (7.3) 18.2 (5.8) 1:2.2 Clay
Weber et al15 National (M) 5.08 16.4 Hard
Kovacs16 International (M) 5.99 1:2.6 Hard

Values are mean or mean (SD).

–, No study variable; *young tennis players.