{"id":22013,"date":"2011-05-31T07:01:57","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T07:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=22013"},"modified":"2011-05-31T07:01:57","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T07:01:57","slug":"tennis-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=22013","title":{"rendered":"Tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-22012\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/know-tennis.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" width=\"150\" height=\"134\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>History of Tennis:<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The game was first created by European country to be played for entertainment purposes during religious ceremonies.<\/li>\n<li>The modern game of tennis developed in United Kingdom (and known as &ldquo;lawn tennis&rdquo;)<\/li>\n<li>The first tennis ball was wooden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tennis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Played on flat rectangular surfaces, with a tennis ball and a tennis racquet<\/li>\n<li>Game involving tennis racquet and tennis ball<\/li>\n<li>Usually played between two players (singles) or<\/li>\n<li>Two teams of two player each (doubles) or<\/li>\n<li>It is also played by men and women together (mixed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Racquet:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The components of a tennis racquet are a handle and neck joining a roughly elliptical frame that holds a matrix of tightly pulled strings.<\/li>\n<li>Racquet has a flat (elliptical) area, composed of strings, used for hitting the ball.<\/li>\n<li>Hitting area is 29inches (32inches until1997) in length and12.5 inches in width.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ball:<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hollow&nbsp; rubber ball with feather coating.<\/li>\n<li>Earlier white later turned to opaque yellow for better visibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Court:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Played on flat rectangular surfaces<\/li>\n<li>Surfaces are usually grass, clay or hard court (concrete\/asphalt)<\/li>\n<li>Also played on carpets in indoor games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Court is 23.77m long and 8.23 meter wide for singles matches (width is increased to10.97m for doubles matches)<\/p>\n<p><strong>The net:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A net is stretched across the full width of the court, dividing it into two equal ends.<\/li>\n<li>The net is 1.07 m high at the posts and 91.4 cm high in the center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shots in tennis: (8 basic shots)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The serve<br \/>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The forehand<br \/>3.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The backhand<br \/>4.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The volley<br \/>5.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The half-volley<br \/>6.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The overhead<br \/>7.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The drop shot<br \/>8.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The lob.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major tournaments : 4 grand slam tournaments (the most prestigious tournaments in tennis)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The Australian open &ndash;January- Melbourne- Hard surface (plexocushio)<br \/>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The French open- May-June &ndash; Paris &ndash; Clay surface<br \/>3.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The Wimbledon- June-Jiuly &ndash; London &ndash; Grass surface<br \/>4.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The US open-&nbsp; August-September &ndash; Hard surface (deco turf)<\/p>\n<p>Apart from that other important tournaments are the Olympic Games, the Fed cup, the Davis cup and the Hopman cup.<\/p>\n<p>*These are the only 8 tournaments regulated by international Tennis Federation (ITF)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tennis officials:<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A senior umpire sitting on a chair adjacent to the net announces the points won.<\/li>\n<li>The line judges make a decision whether a ball is in or out, (an electronic machine to aid the line judge)<\/li>\n<li>The referee, who is usually located off the court, is the final authority about tennis rules. Has the power to overrule umpire&rsquo;s decision, if the tennis rules are violated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*ball boys and girls are employed to retrieve and pass balls and towels to players.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Normal rules and regulations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;There are mainly two main forms of the tennis: Singles and Doubles.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The opposition players stand at the two ends of the net and use a racket to hit the tennis ball.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The players have to try and hit the ball back into the opposition`s court before it bounces for a second time.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The ball has to be hit above the net but should land inside the opponent`s court.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;In case none of the above happens, the other player wins a point.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The players have to try and win maximum number of points, games and sets so that he or she ends up victorious.<br \/>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;In order to win a set, the players need to win six games and lead by two clear games. 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