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Tennis is a sport usually played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt past a net into the opponent's court. The modern game of tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis" which has heavy connections to various field/lawn games as well as to the ancient game of real tennis. After its creation, tennis spread throughout the upper-class English-speaking population before spreading around the world. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including people in wheelchairs. The rules of tennis have not changed much since the 1890s. Two exceptions are that from 1908 to 1960 the server had to keep one foot on the ground at all times, and then the adoption of the tie-break in the 1970s. A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point challenge system, which allows a player to challenge the line (or chair) umpire's call of a point. Tennis enjoys millions of recreational players and is also a hugely popular worldwide spectator sport, especially the four Grand Slam tournaments (also referred to as the "Majors"): the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  topendsports.com 269px x 234px | 23.10kB [source page] Tennis > Equipment > Dimensions Tennis Equipment Facilities Tennis Court Dimensions Overall dimensions The singles tennis court is measures 27 ft wide by 78 ft long The doubles court is slightly wider 36 ft wide while being  architektu.rlog.de 360px x 480px | 42.60kB [source page] From Yahoo Image Search: "Tennis"  funkybell.com admin Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:27:13 GM Tennis. great, music mogul to sell metro LA homes Detroit Free Press Music industry executive Phil Quartararo has his walled and gated Los Angeles home listed for $13.25 million. The hacienda-style residence in LA's Brentwood ... and ...  atpworldtour.com Staff Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GM Read about the latest news and events about BNP Paribas Open, an ATP Masters Series and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour . tennis. event in Indian Wells.  geekcowboy.com thyui1 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:15:40 GM Tennis. elbow is an frequently occurring damage from excessive actions of forearms. In medical term it's commonly called lateral epicondylitis. It is a condition where in it cab be considered like a repetitive tension injuries. From Google Blog Search: "Tennis"
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Q. I stepped in some water while washing an automobile and when my shoes dried they sort of got hard instead of flexible and soft. What can I do? Will washing and drying them in the dryer work? Sometimes when you wash tennis shoes and don't dry them they dry kind of hard. Maybe the dryer might help? Asked by Myron S - Sat Dec 1 12:45:38 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. If they are the basic canvas shoes, yes, wash & dry. Add fabric softener or fabric sheet and don't use hot dryer. It is best to take out of medium heat dryer before completely dry & allow to finish dry on the feet. This will also prevent toes giving appearance of curling upward. Answered by Carole Q - Sat Dec 1 14:14:50 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Tennis" Tennis is a game played between either two players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles"). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. This theme article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.Sourced
"To see Good Tennis! What divine joy Can fill our leisure, or our minds employ? Let other people play at other things; The King of Games is still the Game of Kings" -from Parker's Piece by J.K. Stephen External linksWikipedia has an article about: Tennis Look up tennis in Wiktionary, the free dictionaryFrom Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License. |
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