1.What is tennis?Tennis is a sport usually playedbetween two players or betweentwo teams of two players each .Each player uses a racket that isstrung to strike a hollowrubber ball covered with felt over anet into the opponents court.

2. HistoryofTennis 3. The modern game of tennis originated in late 19th century England, mosthistorians believe that the games ancient origin is from 12th century France, butthe ball was then struck with the palm of the hand. It was not until the 16th century that rackets came into use, andthe game began to be called "tennis. 4. Between 1859 and 1865 Harry Gem and his friend Augurio Perera developed a game that combined elements of rackets and the Basque ball game pelota, which they played on Pereiras croquet lawn in Birmingham,United Kingdom. 5. On May 21, 1881, the United StatesNational Lawn Tennis Association wasformed to standardize the rules andorganize competitions. The U.S. NationalMens Singles Championship, now the US Open, was first held in 1881 at Newport, Rhode Island. The U.S.National Womens Singles Championships were first held in 1887. 6. Lawn Tennis in the U.S. in 1887 7. RacquetsThe components of a tennis racquetinclude a handle, known as thegrip, connected to a neck which joins aroughly elliptical frame that holds amatrix of tightly pulled strings. 8. BallsTennis balls are of hollowrubber with a felt coating. 9. Manner of play 10. CourtTennis is played on a rectangular, flatsurface, usually grass, clay, a hard- court of concrete and/or asphalt. 11. The four types of tennis court 12. Thedimensionsof the court 13. Lines 14. ScoringA tennis match is determined through thebest of 3 or 5 sets. While recreational players may agree to play any number of sets, depending upon time. 15. ServeA serve in tennis is a shot to start apoint. The serve is initiated by tossingthe ball into the air and hitting it intothe diagonally opposite service boxwithout touching the net. 16. ForehandFor a right-handed player, the forehandis a stroke that begins on the right sideof the body, continues across the bodyas contact is made with the ball, andends on the left side of the body. 17. BackhandFor right-handed players, the backhandis a stroke that begins on the left sideof their body, continues across theirbody as contact is made with theball, and ends on the right side of theirbody. 18. Other Shots Volley Half Volley Lob Overhead Smash Drop Shot 19. OfficialsIn most professional play and some competition, there is anofficiating head judge or chairumpire, who sits in a raisedchair to one side of the court. 20. Tournaments are often organized by gender and number of players. Commontournament configurations include menssingles, womens singles, anddoubles, where two players play on eachside of the net. Tournaments may be arranged for specific age groups, withupper age limits for youth and lower agelimits for senior players. 21. Grand Slam tournaments The four Grand Slam tournaments are considered to be the most prestigioustennis tournaments in the world. They areheld annually and include, in chronologicalorder, the Australian Open, the FrenchOpen, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Apart from the Olympic Games, Davis Cup, Fed Cup, and Hopman Cup, they are the only tournaments regulated bythe International Tennis Federation (ITF). 22. Grand Slam TournamentsPeriodTournamentLocationSurfaceHard (PlexicushiJanuary Australian Open Melbourneon)MayJuneFrench Open Paris ClayJuneJuly Wimbledon LondonGrassAugustUS Open New York City Hard (DecoTurf)September 23. PlayersProfessional tennis players enjoy the samerelative perks as most top sportspersonalities: clothing, equipment and endorsements. Like players of other individual sports such as golf, they are not salaried, but must play and finish highly in tournaments to obtain money. In recentyears, some controversy has surrounded the involuntary or deliberate noise caused by players` grunting. 24. Roger Federer 25. PeteRoySampras Emerson 26. Margaret Court Steffi Graf 27. Rod BjnLaver Borg