TENNIS
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played
individually against a single opponent or between two teams of two players each
(doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike
a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the
opponent's court.
The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that
the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to
return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Tennis is played by millions of recreational players
and is also a popular worldwide spectator sport. The four Grand Slam
tournaments (also referred to as the Majors) are especially popular: the Australian
Open played on hard courts, the French Open played on red clay courts, Wimbledon
played on grass courts, and the US Open also played on hard courts.
Tennis is a very popular sport in the United Kingdom. The oldest tennis tournament in the world is
celebrated in Wimbledon, London, since 1877, and is played on outdoor grass
courts.
origins
The patenting of the first lawn mower in 1830, in
Britain, is strongly believed to have been the catalyst, worldwide, for the
preparation of modern-style grass courts, sporting ovals, playing fields,
pitches, greens, etc.
Between 1859 and 1865 Harry Gem and his friend Augurio Perera developed a game
that combined elements of racquets and the Basque ball game pelota, which they played
on Perera's croquet lawn in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
As we have said, we play tennis with rackets and a ball
And we play tennis in a tennis court
Tennis can be wonderful
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