Is Tennis An Aerobic Or Anaerobic Sport?

Since my last post about my attempts to get fit, using a series of anaerobic drills, I have received a couple of comments asking me if I had it wrong.
Is tennis an aerobic or anaerobic sport?
Well in true sense, it is both – so read on:

Aerobic activity needs oxygen to take place. This type of activity includes longer duration and steady-paced movements that require the body to receive energy from burning carbohydrates and fats while using energy pathways that include oxygen.
Anaerobic activity does not need oxygen to take place. It includes high-intensity, short duration events that use stored energy in the muscles or energy made rapidly when you initiate it.

Tennis is an anaerobic sport because it requires sprinting, stopping, changing directions and explosive movements. In addition, most points do not last longer than 90 seconds. At the same time, it is extremely important for tennis players also to develop aerobic conditioning since it helps with a quicker recovery in between points and enables them to last through a three-hour match or longer. Strength and flexibility conditioning are also very important and need to be improved along with aerobic and anaerobic fitness.

Below is a video for a great exercise that I have been using for sometime know with pupils who really want to improve their fitness/speed/endurance on the court.