Tennis is a sport played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent’s court. The modern game of tennis was born in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century. Then it was called “lawn tennis”. Tennis soon became popular among the upper- class English-speaking population. Then it began to be played around the world. Tennis is an Olympic sport
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Jack Wilcox This picture was taken at the Gonzaga tennis courts. The picture depicts a tennis player in the motion of serving the ball. The purpose of the serve is to get the ball from the baseline‚ where the server stands‚ to the crosscourt service box. The goal of the server is to strike the ball in a way that makes it difficult for the opposing player to return it after one bounce in the opposite service box. The difficulty of the serve return can be increased through a combination of spin
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South Africa who brought it back with them. A row of books were stood up along the center of the table as a net‚ two more books served as rackets and were used to continuously hit a golf-ball from one end of the table to the other. Alternatively table tennis was played with paddles made of cigar box lids and balls made of champagne corks. The popularity of the game led game manufacturers to sell equipment commercially. Early rackets were often pieces of parchment stretched upon a frame‚ and the sound
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Why I See Tennis as a Lifelong Sport For me‚ I do see tennis as a lifelong sport that I will always like to play. I have enjoyed playing tennis since the age of 11 when my father took me out to my neighborhood court and taught me to play. Ever since then I decided that tennis would be my sport of choice. Tennis is a sport that only requires one other person to play‚ it is fairly easy to play for fun‚ and tennis requires you to use your entire body and stay in shape. Those are my reasons for keeping
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History of lawn tennis: Predecessors While the modern game of tennis originated in late 19th century England‚ most historians believe that the game’s ancient origin lay in 12th century France‚ where a ball was struck with the palm of the hand. Louis X of France was a keen player of jeu de paume‚ which evolved into real tennis‚ and became notable as the first person to construct indoor tennis courts in the modern style. Louis was unhappy with playing tennis out of doors and accordingly had indoor
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Table Tennis Table Tennis is an Olympic Sport which is played indoors – although it can be played outdoors as a recreational sport. The game was invented in the late 1880’s when game makers tried to emulate the popularity of lawn tennis by developing indoor versions of it. Around 1898 the English sports company John Jaques & Son were manufacturing the first table tennis sets and popularizing the game. They used rackets (bats/paddles) with velum stretched over an outer casing (similar to small drum)
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year winning the Australian titles‚ where she won 4 doubles titles. She was the top women’s tennis player in the world in the late 1990s. She finished with 43 titles in singles and 37 in doubles. Hingis also led Switzerland to its only Fed Cup final in 1998 before losing to Spain. Martina Hingis used a Yonex RD‚ Pro 70 Long‚ 105‚ and the blacked out Babolat. Teenage Martina Hingis was the top women’s tennis player in the world in the late 1990s‚ but ankle injuries and a cocaine scandal cut her career
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Shanice Reid Period 3-B The History of Tennis The origins of tennis are mysterious and unknown. Although some historians have claimed that tennis was developed as far back as Ancient Egypt. However‚ the first recorded ball and racquet game was first played by monks located somewhere in southern France around the beginning of the twelfth century. They usually played with their hands and hit the ball against a wall. However‚ the monks soon developed crude instruments with which to strike the ball
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Table tennis is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve‚ players must allow a ball played toward them only one bounce on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side. Points are scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules. Play is fast and demands quick reactions. Spinning the ball alters its trajectory
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216 Sleepy Oaks Road Fort Walton Beach‚ FL 32548 (850)420-3169 Email ID: JTPme@yahoo.com “Tennis was never work for me‚ tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle the longer the match‚ the more fun I had.” I love this quote from Jimmy Connors because the work‚ the fight‚ and the competition of tennis have had a serious influence on my character and my life. The attributes I have gained through tennis have taught me how to strive for my goals and to learn from my mistakes. They have taught me
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