Game, set, match.
- Tennis is generally a sport where you hit a ball over a net with a racquet, towards an opponent who aims to hit the ball back over the net.
- Artwork from 500BC in Ancient Greece shows an early form of tennis that was played.
- In France, during the 1400s, a type of tennis evolved and eventually included a tennis racquet and the term ‘tennis’ was used.
- Tennis was first played as a competitive sport in the early 1870s.
- Early tennis racquets were constructed from ash wood and modern tennis racquets are made from carbon graphite or fibreglass.
- Tennis racquets must be less than 81.28 cm (32 inches) lengthwise and 31.75 cm (12.5 inches) but can be any shape or weight.
- The general scoring system is 4 points (15, 30, 45, game) for a game, 6 games equals a set, and 2 sets equal a match.
- An umpire watches the tennis game from a high chair so he/she can see the players, the ball and the court.
- There are many tennis hitting techniques such as drives, lobs and smashes.
- Tennis games can be played single or double, but double games require teamwork to win.
Bibliography:
Vicaro, A 2000, Tennis, oling Kindersly, Great Britian
