Tennis is a great sport activity to develop overall large-muscle control and coordination. You must move and perform ball-striking skills in tennis that require control of your large-muscle groups.
The large-muscle groups of your body get a great workout, not only from the force production but also from the coordination required to get into position. Andersson, et al, observed tennis players to reach higher flexion torques (rotational force production) than other athletes and nonathletes.
Tennis players also demonstrated more strength in lateral movements. Yes, other sports like soccer, basketball, and volleyball are great at doing this as well. But, the thing about tennis is, once you bring in all the other benefits of this great game, other sports start falling off to the wayside.
I’d love your comments on this, because I am sure there are passionate people out there who might disagree with me. It could be the start of a very healthy debate.