Tennis

What is tennis?

Tennis is a game played with rackets and a light ball by two players or two pairs of players on a court divided by a net. 

How was tennis started and who invented it?

Some believe that that the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans played a version of tennis. Drawings and descriptions of any tennis-like games have not been discovered, but a few Arabic words dating from ancient Egyptian times are cited as evidence.  The theory says that the name tennis derives from the Egyptian town of Tinnis alongside the Nile and the word racquet evolved from the Arabic word for palm of the hand, rahat. The game's popularity dwindled almost to zero during the 1700s, but in 1850, Charles Goodyear invented a vulcanization process for rubber, and during the 1850s, players began to experiment with using the bouncier rubber balls outdoors on grass. An outdoor game was, of course, completely different from an indoor game played off walls, so several new sets of rules were formulated.

Why I like Tennis?

While attending Buckingham County High school my first year there. Their was a coach that admire my running skills. So after he saw me run in my gym class he came over to me and asked me was I interested in playing tennis. I wasn't sure at the time so I'll told him I'll think about it. So it took me two years to think about it. So my 11th grade year I decided to play. He was so delighted that I came out  to play. When I started I had the speed but not the hitting techniques. So after playing that year, I decided to go back again my 12th grade year. That year I did really outstanding and I got "Best Player Of The Year".

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