So you want to play tennis and not get injured doing it. Sounds simple enough, but research shows that for every thousand hours of the sport, up to 3 injuries occur.

You’ll get to a thousand hours in less than four years if you play a few sets each week.

Researchers are beginning to figure out how you can prevent these problems. But we still have a ways to go.

Kei Nishikori, who lost the U.S. Open final yesterday, is a case in point, according to Sports Illustrated:

His injury woes started with a right-elbow issue that required surgery and sidelined him for all but three months in 2009 and most of the first three months of 2010. He’s also struggled with back, knee, abdominal and toe injuries. In May, Nishikori led Nadal by a set and a break in the Madrid Open final before eventually retiring with back pain.

Of course, Nadal himself has struggled with injury, including a wrist problem so serious it kept him out of the U.S. Open this year.

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So what can you do to reduce your risk? Continue reading How to Play Tennis Without Injury (We Think) →