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Definitions of tennis in various dictionaries:
noun - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
A game played with rackets and a light ball by two players or two pairs of players on a rectangular court, as of grass, clay, or asphalt, divided by a net.
By tennis we do not mean what tenetz or la paume meant but rather lawn tennis, a term first recorded around 1874, shortly after an early form of lawn tennis, descended from court tennis, was introduced.
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| Connolly, Maureen, one of the great players in this sport |
| The Davis Cup |
| In 1875 the All England Croquet Club added this other lawn sport to its activities |
| Lindsay Davenport said, "It really felt awesome" to win a 1996 Olympic gold medal in this sport |
| Avoid faults by never holding more than 2 balls when serving in this sport |
| The Detroit Loves sound like a Motown soul group, but in the '70s they were part of World Team this |
| When Suzanne Lenglen played this sport in 1919 without her corset, she loosened things up for women |
| In 1931 ankle socks caused a sensation when Mrs. Fernley-Whittingstall wore them playing this at Forest Hills |
| Future astronaut Sally Ride was so good at this sport that Billie Jean King suggested she turn professional |
| Margaret Court |
| Tennis description |
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Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). 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. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. * Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. 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. During most of the 19th century, in fact, the term tennis refer |
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| AMENABLE |
| BACKGAMMON |
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| BILLIARDS |
| CHESS |
| CRIBBAGE |
| DOMINOES |
| DRAUGHTS |
| GOLF |
| HUNTERSQUARRY |