Did you know that prior to the invention of racquets, people used to play with hands? But how, could you imagine this? Pretty funny, isn’t it? And another thing is—the tennis racquets were made from wood until 1970’s. Likewise, there are many other facts which you hardly have known it. Well, find out the facts here!
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Important Facts About Tennis
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2. The modern game of tennis originated in
Birmingham, England in the late 19thcentury
named as “lawn tennis”
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6. In 1976, the first oversized racquet was made and got
popular by delivering the much easier techniques to
the non-advanced players..
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8. There are 8 classics tennis shot types are performed by
a competent tennis player . They are :-
9. The serve Forehand Backhand
Overhead
smash
Half-volleyVolley
Lob Drop shot
10. There are 4 most famous tennis events are played
currently name as :-
The U.S open
The French open
The Australian open and
Wimbledon etc..
11. The major tennis tournaments are played mainly in 3
types of surfaces are ;-
Grass court
Clay court
Hard court ..
12. But currently as per their features, the surfaces are
divided into 5pace settings :-
Category 1 (slow)
Category 2 (medium-slow)
Category 3 (medium)
Category 4 (medium-fast)
Category 5 (fast)
13. Wimbledon is the only major tournament that
played on grass surface..
14. The U.S open and Australian open are played on hard
courts and French open on the red clay court..
15. In 1875, the tennis courts are constructed
rectangle wise where previously they were hour-
glass shaped.
16. A normal tennis game playing duration is 2.5hrs where
the ball use is 20mnts only.
17. The longest match played in history is for 3days where
the duration is 11hrs and 5mnts …… and the shortest
match of tennis is for 20mnts..
18. In 1986, a yellow color ball was introduced in tennis as it
allows people to see the ball better than a white tennis
ball….
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20. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing
body of world tennis………….that is made up of 210 national
tennis associations, corresponding organizations of
independent countries and territories.