World No1, Serena Williams, credited an on-court coffee for her recovery after she stormed back from a first set bagel to beat Italy’s Flavia Pennetta in her opening match of the year at the Hopman Cup on Monday.
The 33-year-old American looked all at sea during the opening stages of the early morning match in a sweltering Perth but the caffeine hit did just the trick as her serve clicked into gear for a 0-6, 6-3, 6-0 win.
“I’m so jet-lagged and Flavia played really, really well and yeah, everyone needs coffee every now and then. I needed coffee to get my feet moving,” Williams said.
While there are now powerful drugs like Provigil (prescription medicine for narcolepsy) and Sildenafil (also known as Viagra... lol) that could help with sleep cycle adjustment, sometimes coffee and a nap are the best. Dr. Mark Rosekind, a sleep expert from Califronia, recommends that caffeine in conjunction with a nap is a winning strategy. Caffeine takes 15 to 30 minutes to work, and an effective nap should be less than 45 minutes, to avoid going into the kind of deep sleep that leaves people groggy. The caffeine and nap working together “can actually show a performance boost greater than either one alone,” he said.
While there are now powerful drugs like Provigil (prescription medicine for narcolepsy) and Sildenafil (also known as Viagra... lol) that could help with sleep cycle adjustment, sometimes coffee and a nap are the best. Dr. Mark Rosekind, a sleep expert from Califronia, recommends that caffeine in conjunction with a nap is a winning strategy. Caffeine takes 15 to 30 minutes to work, and an effective nap should be less than 45 minutes, to avoid going into the kind of deep sleep that leaves people groggy. The caffeine and nap working together “can actually show a performance boost greater than either one alone,” he said.
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