For fans, watching athletes excel in sports like football, basketball, and tennis is thrilling—until a serious shoulder injury, such as a rotator cuff tear, sidelines these top players. Such injuries can threaten careers, but a new innovation from Purdue University is changing the game in rotator cuff repair and recovery. BioEnthesis, a revolutionary tissue implant,…
Growing up in San Jose, California, Nikhil Panu’s passion for sports extended well beyond high school basketball and tennis. Whether it was a game of soccer, a quick round of basketball, or even an impromptu tennis match, Panu and his friends constantly hunted for pick-up games in local parks and gyms. Yet, more often than…
In a groundbreaking move, the ATP has approved the use of wearable devices during competition across both the ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour, starting July 15, 2024. This initiative signals a new era of data-driven performance analytics and enhanced injury prevention in tennis, offering players real-time insights to optimize their gameplay and long-term health….
Connexa Sports Technologies Inc., the company behind Slinger Bag and Gameface, has unveiled the beta version of its new Slinger Bag analytics app, a breakthrough tool designed to elevate tennis performance through AI-driven insights. Available for both iOS and Android, the app uses advanced Gameface Artificial Intelligence to analyze video footage uploaded from a smartphone…
Connexa Sports Technologies Inc., the parent company of Slinger Bag and Gameface, has introduced the beta version of its innovative Slinger Bag analytics app, driven by Gameface’s powerful AI technology. Designed for iOS and Android, this app gives tennis players and coaches a new edge in understanding their game by analyzing video data from smartphone…
A recent study published in PLOS One used Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to analyze the career paths and game statistics of elite junior female tennis players. By exploring key tournament results and later professional rankings, the study aimed to uncover factors that significantly influence young athletes’ transition from junior to professional tennis,…
Tennis racquets have come a long way, evolving from simple wooden frames to highly engineered, performance-focused equipment. The global tennis racquet market is dynamic, meeting the needs of players from beginners to elite professionals, with major brands like Wilson, Babolat, Head, and Yonex driving innovations in design and functionality. Today’s racquets vary widely in weight,…
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced a new partnership with Masimo, introducing the Masimo MightySat™ to enhance athlete wellness and performance monitoring on the women’s tennis circuit. The WTA’s Sport Sciences and Medicine (SS&M) team will now integrate the MightySat pulse oximeter into their health protocols, providing players with cutting-edge, noninvasive health insights. MightySat…
A recent study utilized Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to investigate the factors that contribute to the success of elite junior female tennis players. By analyzing game statistics and career progressions, researchers aimed to identify key variables that influence players’ transition from junior tournaments to professional rankings, offering insights into the complexities of…
A new study from Liverpool Hope University suggests that playing tennis may be more effective than traditional gym workouts in preventing long-term muscle and bone issues, particularly among adults over 50. Musculoskeletal problems, which affect about one in four adults in the UK, include conditions like joint pain from osteoarthritis, weakened bones from osteoporosis, and…