3. Most historians believe that
tennis originated in England in
the twelfth century, when the
ball was beaten by hand. It
was not until the sixteenth
century when people began to
use shovels, and the game
began to be called "tennis." It
was popular in England and
France, although the court only
played indoors where the ball
could touch the wall and then I
could play with rackets. Henry
VIII of England was a big fan of
this game, which historians
now refer to as real tennis.
The original tennis courts
played on natural grass. It
originated in Europe in the late
eighteenth century and
expanded in the beginning by
the countries.
4. Number of members:
Two players or
between two couples
(single or double).
The teams with individual
players are of two women
and two men.
The doubles teams player
are of two men, two
women, a couple of men
and a women who is
called mixed.
5. Rafa Nadal (Spain):
-Considered the greatest
player of all time. Winner
of eleven titles.
-Tournament of Roland
Garros, Championship of
Wimbledon, Open of
Australia and Open of U.S.
-He is professional since
2001.
-It is ambidextrous, left-
handed when playing but
writes with his right and
hits it with two hands
backhand.
6. Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player, current World Number
1, born in Binningen, near Basel, on August 8, 1981. He began playing
tennis at age three, eight entered the Tennisclub TC Old
Boys, managing, and during her junior, great results, at the end of the
1998 season in the first place. Although not on the professional circuit
started to stand up to the 2001 season, in just three years, from February
2, 2004, "Your Majesty" was ranked as the world number one in the ATP
ranking, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks until
August 18, 2008. He owns numerous records in the circuit and is regarded
by most of the major world tennis and the press, as the best player of all
time.
His hand is the right hand of play and uses the one-handed backhand.
Roger Federer is simply a different player since few times in history has
seen a player handle all the technical variations with ease and quality
that makes the Swiss. There is a knock on the basis that his game is much
evidence that except for his backhand top spin, the rest of his technique
is a superlative level.
On July 5 man became the winningest Grand Slams (15 titles) history
surpassing Pete Sampras, who is credited with 14 Grand Slam
tournaments. That same day, in the final of the prestigious Wimbledon
tournament, faced Andy Roddick in a match laden dramatic nervousness
in which both showed their best side tennis, getting to play 5 sets in
which the latter ended up being 16-14 for the Swiss.
9. The tennis court, also known Dimensions
as tennis or court, is the
place to play tennis. It is a
rectangular cross the medium
surface by a drop network.
The track is usually prepared
and labeled for single and
double play.
There are five types of
tracks:
- Lawn
-Clay
- Cement
-Interior synthetic
-Wood
10. The four major tournaments
that are played during the
year are called Grand
Slam, these are:
-The Australia Open (played in
Melbourne and fast surface)
-Roland Garros (in Paris and on
clay)
-Wimbledon (London and on
grass)
-The U.S. Open (New York and
fast surface)
11. Setback:
1. Starting from the first point on the
forehand, turn your racket a quarter
turn to that side, making the racket
Volley: face is going to hit the ball is slightly
1. In this case you stand near the net in inclined toward the floor.
a defined area, to attack and 2. Takes the racket back, this time with
chances to win the point. They will his left hand grasping the center and
crash the ball against the air before turning the left foot.
it will immerse. You have to be more
careful, for will not hit the ball 3. Check your weight to your right foot
through the net. and moves forward with the racket
and left hand loose, hitting the ball
2. Open the racket without bringing in front of your foot support.
your right side behind the line of
your shoulders, with the same ring 4. Performs the highest possible
slightly tilted upwards, go on ahead termination drawing a movement
while the left shoulder slightly. from below upwards.
3. Hit the ball well
forward, transferring your weight
to your left leg.
4. It is a blow short and dry.
12. Right: Smash:
1. From the ready position or 1. Is finishing blow, much like the
standby, slide your hand as if you had kick, you'll usually run near the
supported in the ring. In this way and net, receiving a ball from your
with greater and index fingers a bit opponent, with the intention of
more open than the other, you'll defining the point, and will try to
have your "grip" to execute this shot. take the racket with the continental
2. Takes the racket back up to your grip.
waist while rotating your shoulders 2. The ball of your opponent should
and your right foot until the rim of take the same position with the kick
the racket point wiring that is behind and move perpendicular to the
you and the ass of the racket bring network hops, signaling the arrival of
the arrival of the ball. the ball with his left hand in the
3. Transfer your weight to your right same position as in the launch of the
foot to the left, while you progress serve, and taking your racquet hung
with the racket to hit the ball up to behind head.
your kickstand performing a 3. Get under the ball, do not drop
movement from the bottom up. it, and hits in front of your
4. Strike ends as long as body, stretching your right arm as
possible, taking you past the chin much as possible and breaking the
with your right shoulder. wrist down. The movement has a
great acceleration at the rim of the
RIGHT SMASH racket.
4. The completion of the stroke must
be passing the racket on the left side
of your legs.
13. HANDLE EASTERN: This handles ensure optimum transfer of force from the hand to
the racket and get her a better impact, as there is more support behind the grip of
the racket. It also facilitates the impact to the waist.
HANDLE WESTERN: You have to place the palm on the back of the fist, starting
from this position, turn the right hand, leaving the floor vertically racket.
HANDLE CONTINENTAL: Allows all strokes, because the doll has greater mobility
when placing the racket in different positions, used to play on fast courts.
HANDLE AUSTRALIAN: This grip favors the flat serve and forehand volley, used to
play on fast courts where the blows are flat
