tennis
Sign in to saveTennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a point.
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Tennis is a racket sport where players hit a felt-covered rubber ball over a net into an opponent's court, either playing one-on-one or in pairs, with the goal of forcing the opponent to fail to return the ball. Players score points when their opponent cannot successfully return the ball, making it a competitive game of skill and strategy.
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Key facts
- Sport.name
- Tennis
- Sport.image
- 2013 Australian Open - Guillaume Rufin.jpg
- Sport.imagesize
- 200
- Sport.caption
- French singles player Guillaume Rufin serves to Czech player Tomáš Berdych in a tennis match at the 2013 Australian Open.
- Sport.union
- International Tennis Federation
- Sport.first
- 19th century, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Sport.region
- Worldwide
- Sport.contact
- No
- Sport.team
- Singles or doubles
- Sport.mgender
- Yes, separate tours and mixed doubles
- Sport.type
- Outdoor or indoor
- Sport.category
- Racket sport
Article
67 sectionsContents
- History
- Predecessors
- Origins of the modern game
- Equipment
- Rackets
- Strings
- Natural gut
- Synthetic
- Hybrid strings
- Balls
- Manner of play
- Court
- Lines
- Play of a single point
- Scoring
- Game, set, match
- Game
- Set
- Match
- Special point terms
- Game point
- Break point
- Rule variations
- Match play
- Continuity
- Ball changes
- On-court coaching
- Stance
- Open stance
- Semi-open stance
- Closed stance
- Neutral stance
- Shots
- Grip
- Serve
- Forehand
- Backhand
- Other shots
- Tournaments
- Grand Slam tournaments
- Men's tournament structure
- ATP 1000
- 500 and 250 series
- Challenger Tour and Futures tournaments
- Women's tournament structure
- WTA 1000
- 500 and 250 Series
- WTA 125
- Players
- Professional players
- Singles and doubles professional careers
- Olympics
- Prize money
- Grand Slam tournament winners
- Greatest male players
- Greatest female players
- Officials
- Junior tennis
- Injuries
- In popular culture
- Literature
- TV and film
- Video games
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a point.
Tennis can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users, and is played by people at every level of society and across all ages. The original forms of tennis developed in France during the late Middle Ages. The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis.