Tennis is a sport that is practiced in a plain, divided by a network. The dispute between two players (singles) or between two pairs (doubles) playing with rackets and balls and you must hit the ball with the racket to go from side to side of the field passing over the network.
The first references of tennis taking place in France, named "Jeu de Paume" because at first they hit the ball with his hand. But later they began to use rackets. It originated in Europe in eighteenth century and expanded in the beginning by the Anglophone countries, especially among the high classes. Today's tennis has become universal, and is played in almost every country in the world. Since 1926, with the creation of the first tour, is a professional sport. It is also an Olympic sport since Seoul 1988.
THE PLACE FOR PRACTISE OR PLAY:
Tennis is played on a rectangular track. The measurements depends on the mode you play (singles and doubles). For individuals is 23.78 meters long and 8.23 meters. To double the length is the same and the width is10.97 meters. These limits are marked by lines, which are considered part of the course. A mesh net-shaped track divided into two halves. The net height at the poles is 1.06 meters, and in the middle 0.914 meters. On each side of the network there are two rectangles, measuring 6.40 meters long and 4.11 meters wide.
REGLAMENT:
A tennis match is composed of sets: the first to win a certain number of sets is the winner. Each set consists of games. In each game there is a player who draws, which alternates. In turn, the games are composed of points. The first who wins 4 points is the winner of the game; there are six games.
by Héctor Fernandez
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