Tennis is a racquet sport played between two players or teams on a rectangular court divided by a net. To score points, players must hit the ball back and forth over the net without letting it bounce more than once or hitting it out of bounds. The document provides basic rules for singles and doubles tennis matches, including how points and games are scored. It also lists common tennis equipment and some of the top tennis players.

1. One of the most popular sports in the world:
Tennis
What is tennis?
Tennis is a game or sport that is played on a court
with a net that divides it in half. Two players
(singles) or two (2) teams of two (2) players each
(doubles) compete by hitting a ball back and forth
over a net.

2. Many young people find tennis exciting and rewarding. They see players
making a lot of money and becoming famous and they want to be like them. It
maybe true that tennis offers opportunities to become rich and famous, but this
should not be the main reason why teenagers get involved in tennis.
Instead, teenagers should take part in tennis in order to keep fit, stay
healthy, improve mental health and boost self-esteem.

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 Athletes acquire many useful skills because they need to use
their brains to win. Not only do they learn to judge distance
and timing, but they also develop different strategies to beat
their opponents.
 If players play on a team, they have to cooperate with their
teammates and they learn to become a team player. Being a
team player is also a very useful skill to have for many other
activities.

4. Basic Rules of Tennis:
 The rules of tennis are fairly simple. One player hits or serves the ball from a
corner of a marked out area called a court, that is divided down the middle with
a three feet high (0.914 meter) net. The opposite player's goal is to return the
ball, bouncing it no more than once in his own court, aiming for the other player
to not be able to hit it. A point is gained when a player is not able to return the
ball at all or he hits it out of the court. The ball is always served cross court or
diagonally. The overall goal of tennis is to gain points to win games, sets and
matches
Singles Game Basics:
The server is chosen by a coin toss. The player who wins the toss can choose to
serve or choose the side he wants. If the toss winner chooses to serve, his
opponent gets to choose the side and vice versa. This applies to both single and
double games. In singles, the server (person playing first) and receiver (one who
receives the serve) change position (left/right), after every point and the ends are
changed after every odd numbered game.
Doubles Game Basics:
Serving is alternated from team to team and from player to player so that each
player serves every fourth game. Both partners (receivers and servers) can
stand anywhere they want, however it is traditional for partners to stand side by
side. The order of serving needs to be decided before the first game of any set
begin

5. Equipment:
 The Tennis Court
 Tennis Rackets
 Tennis Balls
Points Score Called
Zero Points Love
1 Point 15
2 Points 30
3 Points 40
4 Points Game
About score:
Two of the best tennis players:
Federer Roger
Maria Sharapova

6. Tennis is our favorite sport ,we
play and watch as many games
as we can. We like training and
we even enjoy spending much of
our free time in the court.
The end! Thank you for your
time
 By Joanna Kopala
 Zaxaroula Veloudou
 Marina Anastassopoulou