British Major Walter Clopton Wingfield defined the rules of modern game of tennis in 1874. He called it "sphairistike." (Greek for "playing ball.") Major Clopton converted the design of an earlier French game to one that could be played in an open field. In the French game, the server announced "Tenez!" ("Look here!") and then served the ball. The name soon became associated with the English game.
Tennis is a game played between either two players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles"). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is still called lawn tennis to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis), an older form of the game that originated in France in the Middle Ages and is played indoors on a very different court.
Tennis is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. The concept of the game is very basic in that the player controls one person faced against an opponent CPU player. This game uses the same scoring system as "real-life" tennis.
Tennis or Tinnis was an ancient city of Egypt situated at , on an island in Manzala Lake, southwest of Port Said. The city was founded by refugees from Tanis, after which the city was named. Tennis was an important port, exporting agricultural products of Egypt, particularly textiles, throughout the Middle East.
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An activity course with emphasis on learning the basic skills and strategy of tennis through lectures, demonstrations of skills, individual/group practice drills, and intraclass competition. Also included is an overview of tennis history, scoring procedures, etiquette, rules, terminology, and equipment.