{"id":770726,"date":"2026-06-30T09:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/770726\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:04:16","slug":"the-fitness-secrets-of-wimbledons-top-tennis-pros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/770726\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fitness Secrets of Wimbledon\u2019s Top Tennis Pros"},"content":{"rendered":"

While many of us are far from becoming top-ranked athletes, there\u2019s plenty to learn from the pros when it comes to optimising our health and fitness. From Janik Sinnner\u2019s muscle-building techniques to Novak Djokovic\u2019s devotion to longevity, dig into these tennis pros\u2019 secrets for peak performance.
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CARLOS ALCARAZFitness Game Changer:Sand Footwork Drills<\/p>\n

Any pro tennis player has to play with agility, but Alcaraz can move. To do so at a high level, the 21-year-old performs lateral movement drills in the sand, teaching his feet to drive up from an unstable surface. This can help prevent ankle injuries and build strength in his calves and shin muscles.<\/p>\n

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JANNIK SINNERFitness Game Changer:Landmine Rotations<\/p>\n

Sinner has historically lacked the<\/a> physical prowess of his competitors, so the 23-year-old has gone all in on strength and mobility<\/a> work. He does<\/a> landmine<\/a> rotational exercises such as the hollow body landmine press, which builds upper-body power.<\/p>\n

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NOVAK DJOKOVICFitness Game Changer:Devotion to Longevity<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been around this long for a reason. Djokovic, 37,<\/a> eliminated gluten and dairy<\/a> from his diet, started practising mindfulness techniques like conscious breathing and visualisation, and even brought a hyperbaric chamber<\/a> to the 2019 US Open.<\/p>\n

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BEN SHELTONFitness Game Changer:Explosive Strength Moves<\/p>\n

Known for his consistently fast serves, Shelton, 22, relies on single-leg training<\/a>, using dumbbells to do lateral lunges, step-ups, and even Bulgarian split squats. He focuses on exploding upward on every rep so he\u2019s ready to attack the ball on each serve.<\/p>\n

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FRANCES TIAFOEFitness Game Changer:Overcoming Isometrics<\/p>\n

Tiafoe spent last off-season doing overcoming isometrics<\/a>: exercises that force the 27-year-old to hold a position against a load he can\u2019t move. This aids in boosting power and strength and can improve joint health. <\/p>\n

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If there\u2019s one thing Kori Sampson knows, it\u2019s how to optimise your body composition for performance. To tap into his knowledge as an elite athlete and coach, we asked him to create a 4-week plan to help you move faster, recover quicker and keep pushing when the fatigue sets in \u2013 all while improving your muscle-to-fat ratio. <\/p>\n

Ready to build muscle, burn fat and come out the other side looking, feeling and performing better? Click here<\/a> to get 14 days of free access to the plan via the Men\u2019s Health app.
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Andrew Gutman, NASM-CPT is a journalist with a decade of experience covering fitness and nutrition. His work has been published in Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Muscle & Fitness, and Gear Patrol. Outside of writing, Andrew trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, helps coach his gym’s kickboxing team, and enjoys reading and cooking.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While many of us are far from becoming top-ranked athletes, there\u2019s plenty to learn from the pros when…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":770727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,782,273648,24271,787,238527,783,273647,82,593],"class_list":["post-770726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-1669a8cd-51c5-43ca-9b9d-9924eebe7779","tag-displaytype-long-form-article","tag-hasproduct-true","tag-issyndicated-true","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-the-fitness-secrets-of-wimbledons-top-tennis-pros","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/770727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}