Taller tennis players have a natural advantage – but shorter athletes shouldn’t despair
- Written by Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University
We’re nearing the halfway point of this year’s Australian Open and players like the United States’ Reilly Opelka (ranked 170th in the world ) and France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (ranked 30th) captured plenty of attention despite early-round exits.
These two players caught the eye of the tennis world for not only their...
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