| The history of tennis can most easily be
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| | Harry Gem and Augurio Perera are often
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| traced back to all games that evolved
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| | credited with being the first to
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| from sticks and balls or rocks. Ancient
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| | incorporate rackets into the history of
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| Egyptian Temples often have tracings on
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| | tennis. It was then in 1875 that the All
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| the walls that include people using the
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| | England Croquet Club began to offer lawn
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| sticks to hit objects toward one another.
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| | tennis as an attraction and it took off.
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| It wasn't until the 12th, 13th and 14th
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| | They included Tennis in the title of
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| century that they actually began using a
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| | there club and to hold tournaments. The
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| wall as a fixed object that they would
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| | first championship at the London suburb
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| hit the ball against. Initially the
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| | of Wimbledon was in 1877 and had over 20
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| sport began by using there hands as a
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| | contestants.
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| racket and gloves for support. The balls
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| | The US was also adopting the game at this
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| then began to change from hard pieces of
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| | time and formed the USTA which began to
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| wood to softer leather casings with a
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| | formalize the sport and adopt rules. The
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| number of different items using as
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| | first major tennis competition was held
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| stuffing. The French then began to
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| | in 1881 in Rhode Island and is considered
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| progress the game through the next
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| | the start of the US Open. Of the
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| several hundred years.
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| | remaining tennis majors the French Open
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| The game was much different that what we
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| | began in 1891 and the Australian Open of
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| think of it. First off it was played
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| | 1905 which rounds out the Grand Slams of
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| indoors and included points as well as a
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| | Tennis.
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| chase or location. Points were earned by
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| | The growth of the sport spurred a pro
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| how the ball was played of each of the
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| | tour of players from around the world.
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| walls. The chase included trying to pin
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| | The players were paid and spectators
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| your opponent to his back wall. The
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| | would attend the tournaments. But once
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| chase or location was determined by where
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| | the players were compensated they lost
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| the ball bounced second which is still
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| | there amateur status and could no longer
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| adopted today.
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| | play in a number of large tournaments.
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| The sport became very popular among the
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| | So in 1968, the "Open" era began which
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| elite and although it was primarily
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| | allowed players of any status to compete
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| played in France it began to travel
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| | throughout leagues and tournaments and
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| throughout Europe. The game used to
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| | spurred dramatic growth in the sport over
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| called the game of the palm as they
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| | the world.
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| played before having rackets and they
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| | Today the sport has produced mega
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| began each game by shouting Tenez which
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| | superstars that make millions of dollars
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| in French means play and this is
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| | a year in earnings and endorsements.
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| obviously where the word tennis comes
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| | Tennis can be found anywhere on the
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| from.
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| | planet both indoors and outdoors. Men
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| The patrons then began to consider a
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| | and women of all ages can enjoy the sport
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| means for taking the sport outdoors. It
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| | and with a relatively little amount of
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| just seemed to be the easy and obvious
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| | equipment can play the sport for
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| thing to play it on grass if you wanted
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| | recreation or competition.
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| to play outside. So
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