Nutrition in Tennis

Abstract

Many factors such as genetic, physiological, psychological, environmental factors, health, training status affects the performance of the athlete. It is indisputable that proper nutrition is also important in achieving high performance. In line with the needs of the sports branch, the creation of a nutrition program suitable for the athlete’s training plan, purpose and personalization has a significant impact on adaptation to training, improve performance, accelerate recovery, reduce the risk of injury and prevent disease. In the current literature, general nutrition recommendations are included and these recommendations are insufficient for branch-specific recommendations. In this review article, energy, macro and micronutrient requirements of tennis players are discussed for good sport performance in light of current knowledge and nutritional strategies for tennis players.