Tennis

 

Tennis

 

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Unlike most other sports, lawn tennis has precise origins. An An Englishman, Major Walter C. Wingfiel, in!ente lawn tennis "#$%&' an first playe it at a garen party in Wales. Calle ()phairistik*+ -r.,/all playing0 /y its in!entor, the early game was playe on an ho1rglass2shape co1rt, wiest at the /aselines an narrowest at the net. 3n creating the new sport, Wingfiel /orrowe hea!ily from the oler games of co1rt tennis an s41ash rac41ets an pro/a/ly e!en from the 3nian game of /aminton. Co1rt tennis is also known as royal tennis. 3t originate in 5rance 1ring the Mile  Ages an /ecame a fa!orite of 6ritish royalty royalty,, incl1ing H Henry enry 7333. The progr progression ession from co1rt tennis, which 1se an 1nresilient sheepskin /all fille with saw1st, san, or wool, to lawn tennis epene 1pon in!ention of a /all that wo1l /o1nce. 8awn tennis ca1ght on 41ickly in -reat 6ritain, an soon the All Englan Cro41et Cl1/ at Wim/leon W im/leon hel the first worl tennis championship "#$%%'. 9estricte to male players, that e!ent /ecame the famo1s Wim/leon To1rnament for the 6ritish :ational Championship, still the most prestigio1s e!ent in tennis. 3n #$$; Wim/leon Wi m/leon ina1g1rate a womenork was intro1ce "#$%;' to the game /y a frien of Wingfiel. )he ret1rne to the Unite )tates with a net, /alls, an rackets, an with the help of her /rother, set 1p a tennis co1rt in )taten 3slan, :.>. The first :ational Championship, for men only, was hel "#$$#' at :ewport, 9.3. A women. )ince #@%$ what is now the Unite )tates Tennis  Association 6illie Bean ing :ational :ational Te Tennis Center in 5 5l1shing, l1shing, :.> :.>.., has hoste the e!ent "known as the U.). =pen'. The Tennis Hall of 5ame is in :ewport, 9.3.

 

Tennis co1rt

 

Tennis 91les 91le #. =pponents stan on opposite sies of the co1rt. The player who eli!ers the /all to start the point is calle the server . The player who stans opposite an cross2co1rt from the ser!er is the receiver . 91le D. The right to ser!e, recei!e, choose yo1r sie, or gi!e the opponent these choices is decided by a toss of toss  of a coin or spin of rac41et. 3f the choice of ser!ice or recei!er is chosen, c hosen, the opponent chooses which sie to start. 91le &. The ser!er shall s hall stan /ehin the /aseline on the e1ce co1rt within the /o1naries of the singles co1rt when playing singles an within the o1/les sieline when playing o1/les. All All e!en points are playe from the e1ce co1rt "right sie' s ie' an o n1m/er points playe from the a!antage co1rt "left sie'. The ser!er shall not ser!e 1ntil the recei!er is r eay. )er!es are mae from the e1ce co1rt c o1rt to the opponents ser!ice /o? on the e1ce co1rt. A!antage co1rt to a!antage /o?. 3f the ser!er misses miss es his target twice, he loses the point. 3f the /all hits the net an goes in the correct ser!ice /o?, another ser!e is grante. 3f the ser!er st steps eps on the /aseline /efore contact is mae, the ser!e is eeme a fa1lt. 91le ;. The recei!er is eeme reay if an attempt is mae to ret1rn the ser!ere *olley"  >es, s, yo1