| Learning history of the sport you are | | | | equipment and rules for a game very close to |
| interested is some an achievement. It is an | | | | the game of tennis we are playing today. That |
| essential way to enhance your self- of being | | | | same year tennis courts were created in the |
| sports enthusiast You can convince people to | | | | U.S. The year after that equipment could be |
| participate in such a sport to if you are | | | | found in many locations. |
| good in showcasing it- including its history. | | | | |
| | | | Because croquet was a popular game at that |
| If you are thinking about getting into tennis | | | | time, people took the croquet courts and set |
| here are some important things that you maybe | | | | them up for tennis. |
| interested in knowing. | | | | |
| | | | The first Wimbledon tournament happened in |
| Real tennis is played on indoor courts. In | | | | 1877. The court was just a bit different from |
| fact, real tennis cannot be played outside; | | | | the court that is utilized today. However, |
| the players utilize the angled walls of a | | | | the rules were basically the same as they are |
| real tennis court to strategically hit and | | | | today. |
| return the ball to their opponents. Real | | | | |
| tennis Is very similar to present modern | | | | In the 1930s tennis became rather chic. The |
| tennis, or lawn tennis but only in the same | | | | outfits for tennis were a little bit |
| way that handball, badminton, croquet, and | | | | different from what is commonly worn at |
| racquetball are similar to lawn tennis! | | | | present The outfits were longer and more |
| | | | constricting. Shorts were not worn in the |
| It is a sport that has been played for | | | | game until 1933- done by Bunny Austin. |
| centuries. It is thought that possibly | | | | |
| European monks developed this particular | | | | Throughout the times there have been lots of |
| sport. There were lots of different forms of | | | | champions in the game of tennis. The game |
| rackets that are being used and the ball also | | | | became so popular that in 1986 the yellow |
| evolved parallel to it. The game was loved | | | | ball was showcased for the first time to make |
| among the monasteries in European land, but | | | | the balls easier to see on television! |
| at one point the church thought about banning | | | | |
| the game. However, today, this sport | | | | At present, it is fairly easy to look and |
| continuously gaining overwhelming popularity. | | | | obtain resources to help progress your tennis |
| | | | games. This resources, besides hiring a |
| Major Walter C. Wingfield (you can search | | | | tennis instructor, learning can come in the |
| this personality around the net) patented | | | | form of books, dvd's and even videos. |