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Sport Tennis
Tennis is a sport played between two players (singles) or
between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each
player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball
covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. The
modern game of tennis was born in the United Kingdom in
the late 19th century. Then it was called lawn tennis.
Tennis soon became popular among the upper- class
English-speaking population.
Then it began to be played around the world. Tennis is an
Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all
ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a
racket, including people in wheelchairs.
Other than the fact that the tiebreaker was adopted in the
1970s, the rules of tennis have not changed much since
the 1890s. A recent addition to professional tennis has
been the adoption of instant replay technology coupled
with a point challenge system. This allows a player to
challenge the official call of a point.
Tennis is a major spectator sport, especially the four
Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian Open, the French
Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. These tournaments
are considered to be the most Prestigious tennis
tournaments in the world. They are held annually.
Apart from the Olympic Games, Davis Cup, Fed Cup and
Hopman Cup they are the only tournaments regulated by
the International Tennis Federation (ITF). These events
possess historical significance and also carry huge prize
funds. Grand Slam mens tournaments have best-of-five
set matches throughout.
At present, the Grand Slam tournaments are the only tour
events that have mixed doubles contests. Grand Slam
tournaments are held in conjunction with wheelchair tennis