{"id":9855,"date":"2022-07-17T19:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mensfitness.co.uk\/?p=9855"},"modified":"2024-04-10T12:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T11:41:49","slug":"plant-based-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mensfitness.co.uk\/health\/nutrition\/plant-based-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Tennis Players: Plant Power at Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Words: <\/strong>TJ Waterfall<\/a>, MSc, RNutr, SENr; Director of Nutrition, Game Changers Institute<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Wimbledon<\/a>, widely considered the world\u2019s most prestigious tennis tournament, always promises to be an enthralling spectacle. This year was no different.<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s singles final saw Novak Djokovic<\/a> return in beastly form, coming back from one set down to beat Nick Kyrgios<\/a> in four sets. This earnt Djokovic his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st<\/sup> Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s an intriguing fact about this world-class showdown that seems to have slipped under the radar. Both finalists, who surpassed 126 of the world\u2019s best tennis players by winning six matches in a row, did so fuelled by a completely plant-based diet.<\/p>\n

As a sports nutritionist, this really stands out. Especially given that just 3% of adults across the globe currently identify as fully plant-based.<\/p>\n

In the countries this year\u2019s finalists hail from \u2013 Serbia and Australia \u2013 these numbers are thought to be even lower. Rudimentary math would put the odds of both Wimbledon finalists being plant-based at less than one in a thousand.<\/p>\n

One could chalk this up to coincidence were it not for the fact that several of the greatest tennis players of all time have also chosen plant-centred diets. This includes Serena<\/a> and Venus Williams<\/a>, and a generation earlier, Martina Navratilova<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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