Tennis is a game in which two or four players hit a ball with racquets over a net stretched across a court. The game is played with a felt-covered hollow rubber ball on a grass, clay, or artificial surface. The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a good return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will earn a point.
Some professional tennis players include:
- Roger Federer
- Rafael Nadal
- Pete Sampras
- Andy Murray
- Milos Raonic
- Andre Agassi
- Gael Monfils
Did you know that Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages and that the sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racquet,including wheelchair users. Also that the game of lawn tennis was patented under the name 'Sphairistike' by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1874 and that sewing a tennis ball into the back of a person's pyjamas is a recommended remedy for snoring. Also that the ball is only in play for about 20 minutes of an average two-and-a-half-hour tennis match.
In Tennis history, the longest match was 11 hours and five minutes long. It took place over a period of three days and before 1986, the tennis balls used at Wimbledon were not yellow. The color was added to allow people to see the ball better while in play.Tennis was first played in the Olympics in 1896, and then removed in 1924. In 1988 it was re-added to the Olympics as a real event.
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