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On The Tour: WTA Physios

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

If Elaine Brady is on the court during a match, it usually means a player has called for a medical timeout. As one of the WTA’s primary healthcare providers since 2007, she is often a last resort between play continuing or ending in a retirement.

But her most important work is done away from the floodlights of a stadum court, as injury prevention takes much more time than the six minutes a medical timeout allows.

“Most work each day is aimed towards preventative strategies,” says Brady, who earned a degree in physiotherapy and a masters in orthopedic medicine. “That may be preparing an athlete effectively for her match and assessing injuries she’s already got.

“All the work behind the scenes in the training room, but we’re most visible when an athlete injures themselves on the court during the match and we’re called to court to treat them.”

Fans might not always be happy to see Brady on court, but the players are certainly grateful.

“They have to deal with me and my bad moods sometimes,” jokes Garbiñe Muguruza. “They take care of all my tapes every day, and I think they’re very important and I’m very thankful to have them at every tournament.”

Learn more about Brady’s line of work in the latest episode of On The Tour.

 

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WTA Stars Say #ThankYouKobe

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

LOS ANGELES, CA, USA – On Wednesday night, Kobe Bryant hit the court for the last time in his career. After 20 extraordinary seasons, ‘The Black Mamba’ will hang up the purple and gold for good. With a sold-out crowd, Bryant dropped a season-high of 60 points and led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-96 comeback win against the Utah Jazz.

It was a night to remember and current WTA players, as well as a few WTA Legends, took to Twitter to show their support and say #ThankYouKobe…

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Wozniacki Out Of Madrid, Rome

  • Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Caroline Wozniacki will be sitting out much of the clay court season, as the former No.1 has announced Monday that she has pulled out of clay court tournaments at the Mutua Madrid Open and the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.

A finalist at the 2015 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on the red clay of Stuttgart, the Dane was due to play Fed Cup last week when a rolled ankle forced her out of Denmark’s Zonal ties in Egypt and this week’s International tournament in Istanbul.

Wozniacki has yet to rule out a return in time for the French Open, but the former No.1 already appears to be hard at work rehabbing her injured foot – as seen on her Twitter account.

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