Published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
A double-blind, independent, placebo-controlled study on nationally-ranked tennis players revealed something remarkable:
Sodium citrate supplementation improved shot consistency by 45% and increased games won by 33% compared to placebo.
The Setup:
- 10 nationally-ranked tennis players
- Double-blind, crossover design
- Sodium citrate vs. placebo
- Measured: stroke accuracy, stroke consistency, games won, metabolic markers
Performance Improvements:
Shot Consistency:
- Sodium citrate: 58.5% ± 14.8%
- Placebo: 40.4% ± 10.4%
- Difference: 45% improvement (p < 0.01)
Games Won During Match:
- Sodium citrate: 8.0 ± 1.6 games
- Placebo: 6.0 ± 1.7 games
- Difference: 33% more games won (p < 0.001)
Sprint Fatigue:
- Placebo: 4.76% performance decline from sprint 1 to sprint 10
- Sodium citrate: Only 0.1% decline
While generic formulations such as LMNT rely primarily on sodium chloride, TENEL uses sodium citrate as our primary sodium source.
What This Means for Your Game
Tennis isn't like any sport. It's explosive, stop-start, and demands precision under accumulating fatigue.
When blood pH drops and lactate accumulates, you don't just slow down; you miss shots you'd normally make with ease. Your consistency drops. Your power output decreases. The precision that separates good points from great points starts slipping, exactly when you need it most.
It's not your technique or your mental toughness. Your blood pH is dropping, and with it, your power output, reaction time, and precision.
That's exactly what sodium citrate fixes: it maintains the alkaline environment your muscles need to keep firing cleanly, even as lactate accumulates.
This study proves that maintaining alkalosis through sodium citrate:
- Preserves stroke consistency when fatigue sets in
- Maintains sprint speed across repeated efforts
- Directly correlates with winning more games
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References
Cunha VCR, Aoki MS, Zourdos MC, Gomes RV, Barbosa WP, Massa M, Moreira A, Capitani CD. Sodium citrate supplementation enhances tennis skill performance: a crossover, placebo-controlled, double blind study. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. doi: 10.1186/s12970-019-0297-4. Study examined sodium citrate; Tenel contains sodium citrate as the primary sodium source.