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To determine the physiological demands as well as the structural characteristics of the competitive practice of paddle tennis.

A total of 12 top level male players (age, mean±standard deviation: 16.57±1.51 years) participated in the study. Twenty-four hours before paddle tennis competition, subjects performed a graded exercise test on a treadmill to determine maximal oxygen uptake, second ventilatory threshold, and maximal heart rate. Total time of game, in-play-time, and out-of-play-time were registered in 12 simulated paddle tennis matches, recording also the frequency and typology of the strokes performed by the analyzed subjects. In addition, oxygen uptake and heart rate values were continuously obtained during the competitive effort.

Mean oxygen uptake values measured during paddle tennis competition reached values below 50% of maximal oxygen …