Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part G (2025)

Through field and training follow-up of tennis players, the researcher noted that some players suffer from pain or inflammation in the wrist area, negatively impacting their ability to perform serves with high accuracy, despite their good physical condition. Hence, the research problem is defined by the following question: Is there a statistically significant relationship between carpal tunnel tendonitis and serve accuracy in tennis?

The research objectives were: To determine the prevalence of carpal tunnel tendonitis among tennis players; To measure serve accuracy among players with varying degrees of inflammation; To study the correlation between the degree of carpal tunnel tendonitis and serve accuracy; To propose preventive and rehabilitative measures to reduce the impact of injury on skill performance. Regarding the research hypotheses, there is a statistically significant negative correlation between the degree of carpal tunnel tendonitis and serve accuracy in tennis, and there are statistically significant differences in serve accuracy among players with varying degrees of carpal tunnel tendonitis. Regarding the research methodology and field procedures, the researcher adopted the descriptive approach using the correlational method because it is suitable for the nature of the research. The most important conclusions of the researcher are the following: The research results showed that tennis players suffer from moderate pain in the wrist area associated with carpal tunnel tendonitis, with low dispersion among individuals, indicating that most players are exposed to the same type of injury to a similar degree. Also, a high pain index was associated with a decrease in grip strength among players, which reflects the effect of pain on the ability of the flexor muscles of the fingers to generate the force necessary to control the racket.