DOES HEIGHT MATTER IN TENNIS?
DOES HEIGHT MATTER IN TENNIS? By Paul Dale | The 3AM Method A mentor of mine told me years ago, "A good big man will always beat a good small man". What he was saying was that all other things being equal, size plays a big part in the result of a tennis match. Today, I'm not so sure he was correct. There's no doubt that you need to be tall to play in the NBA, and for that matter, to qualify for the Olympics in the High Jump. While height may play a significant role in other sports, thankfully, in tennis, we don't rely solely on it. We have mobility, strength, endurance, speed, flexibility, mental strength, and strategy as other necessary attributes. Tennis requires a longer list of attributes than many of the other sports. . Currently, a lot of the new players making their mark on the game are tall. A quick glance at the heights of the new generation of players reveals that many of the top players are well over six feet tall. Tall players do have an advantage on...