Table of Contents
1. TENNIS
- a racket and ball sport whose aim is to volley the ball over the net
- popular in Great Britain and United States
- is like badminton
1.1. TERMINOLOGIES
- THE LOB - hitting the ball over the head of the opponent to fall as close as possible to the baseline
- LOVE = no scores
- 15 = indicates one point
- 30 = indicated two points
- 40 = indicated three points
- ITF - INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION
- they held and regulates international matches
- MAJOR WALTER CLAPTON WINGFIELD
- invented lawn tennis in December, 1873
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- TENNIS TOURNAMENTS: WIMBLEDON, AUSTRAILIAN OPEN, FRENCH OPEN
1.2. STROKES
- Forehand stroke - is the most natural of all the strokes in a tennis game
- Backhand stroke - is one of the most artisitic strokes in a tennis game
- Volley stoke - is a stroke that hits the ball in flight before it falls in the ground
1.3. GRIPS
- FOREHAND DRIVE GRIP
- also known as shakhands or eastern grip
- in this kind of grip the face of the racket is presented vertically to the ball
- BACKHAND DRIVE GRIP
- is this kind of grip, the thumb is places behind the handle serving as brace on the racket against the impact of the ball
- CONTINENTAL GRIP
- this is also called the "chopper" grip because the player senses that it turns the edge of the frame towards the ball
1.4. MATERIALS
- Tennis racket
- Tennis ball
- Tennis net