Holy Shot That Hurt!

Tennis injuries are a masterclass in irony, where the most common ailment is literally named after the sport itself as if the game is trying to take credit for your physical decline. You haven't truly reached peak recreational tennis status until you’ve developed "tennis elbow" from a single over-enthusiastic backhand or a "lazy shoulder" that decides to retire mid-serve. Between rolling an ankle on a stray ball and the sheer betrayal of a hamstring that gives out during a light jog to the net, the average player’s medical file reads like a slapstick comedy script. Ultimately, most players spend more time smelling like a walking pharmacy of ibuprofen and muscle cream than they do actually hitting winners, proving that the real "love" in tennis is the devotion required to keep playing through a list of injuries that would bench a professional stuntman.