Research Paper Tennis

Tennis

History

Tennis is a sport where you have a racket and you hit a ball back and forth . You can play against one person called singles or have a teammate and play two people called doubles. The way to win a point is when the other player can not hit the ball back and they miss. Tennis is in the olympics and is played by all ages. The sport was made in Birmingham England and first played in 1865.The rules have barely changed at all. Historians believe that it was originally played by minks in the 12th century only it was a little different. Instead of rackets they used their hands.It was not until the 16th century that they started using rackets but it was still not tennis.It was played inside and bounced off a wall.In 1865 Harry Gem created

The handle is connected to the neck and it has a lot of strings in it which makes up the racket. For the first 100 years of tennis the rackets were made of wood.They now are made of carbon graphite, ceramics and light metals like titanium. This made it easier to play tennis and to hit the ball harder. The guidelines of a racket are

1. The hitting area composed of strings must be flat and generally uniform.

2. The frame of the hitting area may not be more than 29 inches in length and 12.5 inches wide.

3. The entire racket must be of a fixed shape size weight and weight distribution. There may not be any energy source built into the rackets.

4.The rackets must not provide any kind of communication instruction or advice to the player during the match.

There are many different types and brands the most common brands are Wilson, Head, and Babolat. Tennis balls have been made out of cloth strips stitched together with thread.Tennis balls are now made of hollow rubber with a felt coating.

Manner of

0 is called love 1 is called 15 2 is called 30 3 is called 40. If both players reach 40 it is called deuce. Then the players have to win 2 more points if the server wins one point it is called add in if the server loses it is called add out whoever gets 2 points wins. If one player get a point at deuce and then another player's wins then it starts back at deuce. The score of the server is always said first before serving.

A game point is when the player in the lead has one more point until they win. A breakpoint is when the receiver has point until they win.

Officials

In professional play there is a tall chair that the umpire sits in so he can see both sides of the court and call plays that the players made wrong. There are line judges who help the umpire. The referee is off the court unless called by a team captain or player the referee can overrule the umpire's decision. Ball boys and girls retrieve balls so when the players are playing they do not trip on a ball and fall and lose the point.

Match Play

A match is intended to take along time. Every two matches the players switch halves of the court. During the switch they are allowed a two minute break. If the match is halted it is because of rain darkness or other things they will resume at later time and continue with the same