About Tennis

Tennis is a racquet's sport which is either single that is it is played between two players or doubles which means it is being played between two teams of two players each. Each player hits hollow rubber ball with a strung racket. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a rakcet, including people in wheelchairs. Game played with rackets and a light, elastic ball by two players or pairs of players on a rectangular court divided by a low net. Tennis is played indoors and outdoors, on hard-surface, clay, and grass courts. The object is to hit the ball over the net and into the opponent's half of the court in such a way as to defeat the opponent's attempt to reach and return it. Each player serves for an entire game. Points are scored as 15, 30, 40, and game (the term "love" is used for 0). A tied score ("deuce") requires continued play until a two-point margin is achieved. The first player to win six games, with a lead of two games, takes the set. A match consists of the best two out of three (or three out of five) sets. Since the early 1970s, tiebreakers have been employed to eliminate marathon sets. Tennis developed in the 1870s in Britain from earlier racket-and-ball games. The first world lawn-tennis championship was held in 1877 at Wimbledon; clay- and hard-court competitions emerged later.

The Modern game of tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis" which has close connections to various field/lawn games as well as to the ancient game of real tennis. Tennis is enjoyed by millions of recreational players and is also a hugely popular worldwide spectator sport, especially the four Grand Slam tournaments the Australian open played on hard courts, the French open played on red clay courts, Wimbledon played on grass courts, ant the Us open played also on hard courts.

Tennis is one of the most popular sports played across the globe. since its emergence as a modern sport, tennis has been gaining popularity. A top-class tennis match may last over 2 hours and players require high levels of aerobic fitness. A player's average heart rate reaches 60-70 per cent of its maximum level and a burst of maximum activity occurs each time a player contests a point. A point lasts about 12-15 seconds and there may be more than 500 points contested during a match. So, tennis can be a very demanding sport but it can also be played at many levels of intensity, making it very popular. As long as you can find someone at about the same level to play with, you can play tennis at your own pace.