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Tennis is a sport played with racquet between either two
players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles").
The players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball
covered in felt over a net into the court of the opponent.
In some places, it is still called lawn tennis in order to
distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court
tennis), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a very
different kind of a court.
DO YOU KNOW
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Until the mid-1950s, Bill
Tilden was generally considered the greatest player ever |
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His
only rivals was Vines, Budge, and Kramer. |
In
1950s and 1960s, many thought Gonzales had claimed that title. |
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Roger
Federer is now considered by many observers to have the most "complete"
game in modern tennis. |
Among
the women, Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills Moody vie for the
distinction of greatest of all time, along with several modern
players: Margaret Smith Court, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert,
Steffi Graf, Billie Jean King, and Maureen Connolly Brinker. |
HISTORY OF TENNIS
- The earliest version of the game was known as 'La Soule'
where players would hit a ball to each other using either their
hands or a stick.
- In 16th, 17th and 18th centuries the game became the highly
fashionable sport of kings and noblemen and was called ' Jeu de
paumme' - the game of the palm.
- Wimbledon Championship was one of the most significant
developments in the history of tennis. The first championships
at Wimbledon (London) were played in 1877.
- William Renshaw has won the championship title 8 times
between 1881 and 1889 (he was runner-up in 1887) - a record that
remains unbeaten till today.
- The development of tennis continued and the 1927 Championship
saw the first ever radio braodcast of a tennis event.
- Bunny Austin from the USA shocked the crowds in the year 1933
when he became the first player to step out on to centre court
wearing shorts.
TENNIS COURT
- Rectangular, flat surface, usually grass, clay, or a
hardcourt of concrete and/or asphalt.
- 78 feet (23.77 m) long and 27 feet (8.23 m) wide for singles.
- 78 feet (23.77 m) long 36 feet (10.97 m) wide for doubles
matches.
- Net is 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m) high at the posts and 3 feet
(914 mm) high in the center.
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