Tennis
(p.naga prasad)
Tennis
'Sphairistike? was the original name of modern
tennis,invented way back in 187 by a retired British Army
Officer,Major Walter wingfield. The name in Greek Means
Ball and Tennis is believed to have evolved forma game
similar to hand ball, which was played in ancient Greece,
Araboia,Egypt,Rome and persia. It is believed that a
wandering Frenchman came across the game and on his return
to france introduced it ot the French court. Tenez, in
French,meant takeit or play. Initially the sport involved
the players hitting a hair-filled cloth bag to and for with
open hands. As a result the game came ot be nown as jeu do
paume, r sport of the hands. Outside france tenez came to
be nown an real tennis. Then a wood racket like th
epresent day table tennis racket entered the scene. By
12500 this had evolved further with sheep gut strung at the
end of the handle so that the cloth bag could give kick.
In 1858,two men form Birmingham,england,drew a tenniscourt
on grass and went on to play the first grass court match.
Major wingfield made his entry,with a game restrictd to 15
points where only the server was allowed to score. By the
mid 1870?s the game had drifted to the United States as
well, and by the end of 1870?s it had made its presence
felt inAustralia too. Twenty years later in 1896,it became
one of the original sports of the modern olympic games.
Tennis remained in the olympics games and 1924 but vrious
isseus like the running of the competitin and debate over
professionalism made sure that it did not come back for 64
years. Eventually in the year 1988 it returned as a medal
sport,and professinals were invited withopen arms. Steffi
graf of germany, the no.1 that year won the women?s
gold.
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