World Congress in Tennis Medicine & Science
Welcome Reception
16:00 Arrival
16:30 Words of welcome
16:45 Guided tour
17:15 Network reception
Coaches Conference
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome
9:30 Competing in the heat (US Open)
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Biomechanics in tennis success (tennis court)
12:00 The power of planned disruptions (tennis court)
12:30 Lunch break & poster session
13:30 Planning for peak performance (tennis court)
14:30 Physiology insights for tennis success (tennis court)
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Stroke booster (tennis court)
15:50 Nurturing long-term athlete development in tennis (tennis court)
16:15 Mastering agility on the tennis court (tennis court)
17:00 Tennis, padel and fitness break
18:30 Conference dinner
Scientific Conference
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome
9:30 Competing in the heat
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Wheelchair tennis
12:30 Lunch break & poster session
13:30 Mental health challenges in tennis
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Everyone watches women's sports!
16:15 Conquering time zones for peak tennis performance
17:00 Tennis, padel and fitness break
18:30 Conference dinner
ATP Tournament Physicians
15:30 - 18:00 ATP Tournament Physicians Meeting (Betty Stöve room)
Scientific Conference
8:00 Workshop Session 1
8:30 Workshop Session 2
9:00 Innovations shaping the future of tennis
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Parallel session 1: Advancing health, performance and integrity in tennis
11:00 Parallel session 2: Tennis injuries
11:45 Comprehensive care for wrist injuries
12:15 Epidemiology of Tennis Injuries
12:30 Lunch break & poster session
13:30 Managing elbow and shoulder Injuries
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 From rehab to rally: a return to play blueprint
16:00 Closing & awards
*Competing in the Heat
*Keynote Topic
Friday 4 April, 9:30-10:30
Round table discussion 10:30-11:00
US Open
Extreme Heat Stress Risk Management for Professional and Community Tennis.
- Ollie Jay, Professor of Heat and Health, University of Sydney
Performance Preservation in Tennis: Strategies for Hot Weather Conditions
- Hein Daanen, Professor in Thermal Physiology, Free University Amsterdam
Heat Illness in Tennis
- Jelmer Alsma, Internist specialised in acute medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center
Wheelchair Tennis
Speed, skill, and spirit on the court
Friday 4 April, 11:30-12:15
US Open
Breaking Barriers: My Journey of Inclusion, Excellence and Leadership in Wheelchair Tennis
- Esther Vergeer, Tournament Director ABN AMRO Open, former World nr 1 wheelchair tennis
Title to follow
- Sam Williamson, Head of Classification, Internation Tennis Federation
Title to follow
- Rienk van der Slikke, Sport Scientist, The Hague University of Applied Sciences
*Mental Health Challenges
*Keynote Topic
Friday 4 April, 13:30-14:30
Round table discussion 14:30-15:00
US Open
Title to follow
- Brian Hainline, Clinical Professor of Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Vice President ITF
Tackling Mental Health in Sports: How Sport Organisations Lead the Way
- Vincent Gouttebarge, Extra-ordinary Professor Section Sports Medicine, University of Pretoria.
Title to follow
- Zoe Moffat, WTA Mental Health Care Provider, WTA
Everyone Watches Women's Sports!
Friday 4 April, 15:30-16:30
US Open
- Moderator: Kathleen Stroia, Senior Vice President, Performance HealthWTA
Practical Application of REDs Clinical Assessment Tool (REDs-CAT): The WTA Experience
- Jennifer Maynard | Chief Medical Advisor, WTA
Periods, Breasts, Babies, Bones and Biomechanics.
- Candice MacMillan, Lecturer in Biomechanics, University of Pretoria
Winning Strategies for Reproductive Health: A Grand Slam Approach
- Jorien Woolderink | Sport Gynaecologist, Martini Hospital, Groningen
Conquering Time Zones
for Peak Performance
Friday 4 April, 16:30-17:00
US Open
- Christa Janse van Rensburg, Professor in Sports & Exercise Medicine, University of Pretoria
Biomechanics
in Tennis Success
Friday 4 April, 11:00-12:00
Tennis court
- Gavin MacMillan, Chief Executive Officer, Sport Science Lab
Gavin will discuss his method for enhancing athletes’ biomechanics, emphasizing essential techniques for the tennis serve. He will use video analysis to outline his process for analyzing and improving players’ mechanics to match ideal stroke patterns and illustrate the similarities in biomechanics across various sports, showing how insights from tennis can apply elsewhere.
The Power of Planned Disruptions
Friday 4 April, 12:00-12:30
Tennis court
- Ruben de Bruin, Coordinator Mental Training, KNLTB
A planned disruption is a training method designed to teach athletes how to perform under pressure by intentionally creating stress during practice sessions. This approach trains athletes to cope with stress while executing skills and making decisions. In this presentation, Ruben will demonstrate how to apply safe and effective planned disruptions in tennis.
Planning for Peak Performance
Friday 4 April, 13:30-14:30
Tennis court
- Matt Little, Strength and Conditioning Coach, UK (TBC)
Physiology Insights
for Tennis Succes
Friday 4 April, 14:30-15:00
Tennis court
- Glenn Bjorklund, Associate Professor, Dept of Health SCiences, Mid Sweden University
Stroke Booster
Friday April 4, 15:30-15:50
Tennis court
- Natasja van der Boon, Embedded Scientist, KNLTB
Natasja will demonstrate the importance of using the kinetic chain effectively in sports to achieve optimal ball speeds. She will be showcasing the Tennis Stroke Booster, a tool that visualises the kinetic chain during fast-paced tennis serves, often completed in just 0.3 s. Learn how this technology can help improve performance and minimise the risk of overuse injuries.
Nurturing Long-term
Athlete Development
Friday April 4, 15:50-16:15
Tennis court
- Dario Novak, associate professor kinesiology, University of Zagreb
Mastering Agility
on the Tennis Court
Friday April 4, 15:50-16:15
Tennis court
- Miguel Janssen, Federation Strength & Conditioning Coach, KNLTB
- Marleen Jansen, Embedded Scientist, KNLTB
Agility is a key skill for tennis players, enabling them to execute quick, multidirectional movements in response to the ball and their opponent’s positioning. Assessing agility is essential for enhancing performance and guiding players’ development. In this session, we will demonstrate how we monitor agility performance to pinpoint areas for improvement, and outline the specific agility training strategies that follow.
*Tennis Innovations
*Keynote Topic
Saturday 5 April, 9:00-10:00
Round tabel discussion, 10:00-10:30
US Open
Title to follow
- James Marsalek, Strategic Projects & Events Operations, ATP Tour
Acing Innovation in Elite Tennis
- Aldo Hoekstra, Head Sport Science, KNLTB
Breaking Barriers: The Impact of Innovation on Recreational Tennis and Padel
- Iago van den Heuvel, Marketing Intelligence Adviser, KNLTB
Engaging youth tennis players in their physical development
- Max Brouwer, Data Scientist, KNLTB
Advancing Health, Performance and Integrity
Parallel Session 1
Saturday 5 April, 11:00-11:45
US Open
Prohibited Substances in Tennis: Their Prevalence and Pysiological Impact
- Jamie Pethick | Science & Medicine Manager, International Tennis Integrity Agency
Performance Medicine in Tennis
- Guy Evans | Chief Medical Officer, LTA
Nutrition and Hydration for Elite Tennis: Separating Science from Myths
- Miriam van Reijen | Nutrition Expert TeamNL & Nutrition Consultant ATP Tour & KNLTB
Tennis Injuries
Parallel Session 2
Saturday 5 April, 11:00-12:15
Wimbledon
Sport-Specific Foot Dysfunction in Tennis Player
- Claudio Zanetti, Osteopath & Luca Farinelli, Osteopath/Physiotherapist, Italian Tennis Federation
Innovations in Medial Elbow Injury Management for Elite Tennis Players
- Paolo Arrigoni, Orthopedic Surgeon, University of Milan
Assessing Injury Risk in Tennis: Validity and Reliability of the Functional Movement Screen
- Sam Kazemi, Professor in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation & CEO Sam Tennis Academy, University of Isfahan
- Vasileios Mitrousias, Orthopedic Surgeon, Center for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Hirslanden Clinique La Colline
Comprehensive Care
for Wrist Injuries
Saturday 5 April, 11:45-12:15
Wimbledon
- Milena (Milly) Markovic, Physiotherapist, Tennis-physio
- Frederik Verstreken, Orthopaedic Surgeon, AZ Monica
Epidemiology
of Tennis Injuries
Saturday 5 April, 12:15-12:30
US Open
Musculoskeletal Injuries in tennis players: a decade of insights from the French Open (2011-2022)
- Bernard Montalvan, Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulonge Billancourt, Paris
*Managing Elbow and Shoulder Injuries
*Keynote Topic
Saturday 5 April, 13:30-14:30
US Open
OCD of the Elbow… All you need to know
- Denise Eygendaal | Head Dept of Orthopedic Surgery and Sport Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre
Data-Driven Strategies for Shoulder Rehabilitation in Elite Tennis Players
- Todd Ellenbecker | Vice President Medical Services, ATP Tour
Surgical Decision-Making Process in Shoulder Injuries
- Giovanni di Giacomo, Head of Dept. of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Concordia Hospital Rome
Hawkeye Sports Radiology: Spot On
- Bas Maresch & Jacco Spermon | Sport Radiologists, Sports Valley & Radiology Centre for Elite Sports
From Rehab to Rally
A return to play blueprint
Saturday 5 April, 13:30-14:30
US Open
- Fredrik Johansson, President STMS, Associate Professor, Sophiahemmet University