Louis X of France was a keen player of jeu de paume ("game of the palm"), which evolved into real tennis, and became notable as the first person to construct indoor tennis courts in the modern style. Historians believe that the game's ancient origin lay in 12th-century northern France, where a ball was struck with the palm of the hand. The four Grand Slam tournaments (also referred to as the majors) are especially popular: the Australian Open, played on hardcourts the French Open, played on red clay courts Wimbledon, played on grass courts and the US Open, also played on hardcourts. Tennis is played by millions of recreational players and is a popular worldwide spectator sport.
A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point-challenge system, which allows a player to contest the line call of a point, a system known as Hawk-Eye. Two exceptions are that until 1961 the server had to keep one foot on the ground at all times, and the adoption of the tiebreak in the 1970s.
The rules of modern tennis have changed little since the 1890s. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. The original forms of tennis developed in France during the late Middle Ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Part of Summer Paralympic programme since 1992 Part of Summer Olympic programme since 1988 Part of Summer Olympic programme from 1896 to 1924ĭemonstration sport in the 19 Summer Olympics French singles player Guillaume Rufin serves to Czech player Tomáš Berdych in a tennis match at the 2013 Australian Openġ9th century, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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