(Paris) The ATP, which manages the men’s professional tennis circuit, announced on Thursday that it will authorize players to wear physical data sensors during matches from July 15 in order to “analyze performance and prevent injuries.”
“The sensors will generate cutting-edge information for players from physical measurements such as heart rate and high-intensity load data, improving their analysis of matches and training,” explains the ATP in a press release.
The body has approved two sensors, STATSports and Catapult, and will centralize the data on its platform launched in 2023 ATP Tennis IQ to provide players with a whole series of statistics linked to their matches.
The ATP assures that the data collected by the sensors “will remain confidential.”
These sensors will come into use the day after Wimbledon (July 1-14) at the tournaments in Hamburg, Newport, Gstaad and Bastad.
