All about Tennis
Tennis is a game that can be played between two players or between teams of two players on each side. Tennis that is played by a player on each side of the court is commonly referred to as singles while that played by two players a side is called doubles. To play the game each player uses a tennis racquet to hit a hollow tennis ball across a net. The game is played on small field called tennis a court or at a Table Tennis Table.
Tennis is registered as an Olympic game meaning that it is one of the games that people go to compete in at the Olympic Games. It can be played by people of all sizes including the disabled on wheelchairs. The game originated in England in the late 19th century and was referred to as lawn tennis. The name is used even today to separate it from table tennis which is an indoor game quite different from lawn tennis.
Tennis equipment
Tennis is a simple game that requires only a few basic equipments to play. The compulsory ones are two although modern players are make use of other more advanced additions to improve their performance.
The first equipment is the racquet. This is the tool that is used to hit the ball across from one court to the other. Racquets are normally made of plastic though there have been metal and even wooden ones. It has a handle and a neck that joins an ellipse shaped net made of tightly pulled strings.
Then there are the tennis balls. These are made of hollow rubber with a felt coating. Traditionally white was the main color of the ball until it was changed to optical green to improve the balls visibility.
To win a tennis match you have to win the best of three out of five sets. In most tournaments, the first player to win three sets wins the tournament.
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