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= Tennis =

Tennis can be a fun and enjoyable game, while at the same time, it can become a long, never-ending game of hitting a ball back and forth. Tennis is a game played with a racket and a ball. Tennis can be played in one of two ways. Either individually against one other player (singles) or in doubles, where two opponents team up to play against another team of two. To start the game, the player that will be serving the ball will have to hit the ball from behind the baseline, which is the line at the back of the court. When serving, you have to hit the ball to the person opposite of where they are standing, facing kind of at an angle. At the beginning of the game, each team or player starts at zero, which is called "Love," until one of them manages to hit the ball so that the player does not have a chance to counter. The score increases with increments of 15, so then it would be 15-love if one player scores. When announcing your score, you should always announce your score first. A Deuce is when you and your opponent have the same score. Once you lag two points behind, it becomes hard to catch up and becomes obvious that your opponent will win.

Equipment
The main components of a tennis racket include a handle, known as the grip, connected to a neck, which joins a roughly elliptical frame that holds a matrix of tightly pulled strings. The [https://www.doittennis.com/knowledge-center/tennis-history#:~:text=In%201874%2C%20Englishman%20Major%20Walter%20C.%20Wingfield%20patented,soon%20became%20commonplace%20across%20Europe%20and%20the%20US. mediaeval sport] started off with people using their hands to play tennis by serving the ball against the wall and hitting it with their bare hands, or they used gloves. Then In the 14th century, people started to use wooden frames and string made of animal gut instead of their hands so that they could hit the ball better. [1]

Then, around the 15th century, tennis rackets evolved a little and closely resembled what we know today as a squash racket.

By the late 18th century, the first metal frame tennis racket was introduced. Metal rackets inspired people to try different materials for rackets that included composites of carbon graphite, ceramics, and lighter metals such as titanium, which were introduced to produce a strong and durable tennis racket. Later technological advances led to the use of synthetic strings that match the feel of gut.

By the end of the 19th century, tennis rackets design became very similar to the modern day rackets that are constructed with either graphite or aluminum today. The rackets we use today are a lot lighter, stronger and hold up very well.

History
Tennis, which started out as a barehand sport was invented in France during the 11th century. The racket for tennis was not invented until the 16th century.

Jan 1, 1874 Major Walter C. Wingfield invented a patent for modern tennis equipment because very popular and very widely know around the world.

All throughout history tennis has been played as a co-ed sport, which men and women enjoy competing against each other.

In the 1920s tennis became so widespread, that people started playing tournaments and matches for money.