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Sports (Tennis)

Sports (Tennis) . By: Alicia Garcia. What was it like?. Quantities : “ tennis balls, water, uniform & rackets”. Qualities “being able to serve hard enough so that the other person cant serve it back. It was all about placement” Being quick and focused is a main quality.

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Sports (Tennis)

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  1. Sports (Tennis) By: Alicia Garcia

  2. What was it like? • Quantities: • “ tennis balls, water, uniform & rackets” • Qualities • “being able to serve hard enough so that the other person cant serve it back. It was all about placement” • Being quick and focused is a main quality

  3. How prevalent was it? • 
”It was a very intense and a lot of people played it with me. Sometimes we would go to a tennis court in our free time and just play for fun after a game or practice.” • It was a big thing for most people and

  4. Who was it affecting? • It didn’t really affect anyone. • Mostly wealthy people played in the 20th century • Now a lot of people play for school and go on and compete.

  5. What were the factors that influenced its existence and development?

  6. What impact(s) did/does it have on the U.S. then/now? How did/does it reflect the times? • 
”They used to use a chain link fence back then the courts were painted and there are now all different kinds of courts like clay, grass”

  7. William & Ernest Renshaw • William won the Wimbledon singles championship seven times. Ernest won the doubles championship in 1879, seven times.

  8. Reginald&Laurie Doherty • Reginald won the Wimbledon singles from 1897 to 1900. Laurie won from 1902 to 1906, took the U.S. championship in 1903, and won a gold medal in the Olympic Games in the 1900’s

  9. Norman Brookes “The Wizard” • He is known and remembered as the father of the Australian game. • He founded the Australian Lawn Tennis Association in 1904 & and included New Zealand so that his friend Wilding could play doubles with him in the Davis Cup. • They dominated the event and got the title four times and won 35 of their 48 matches.

  10. Venus & Serena William

  11. Work cited • http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/kenanderson/centsport/ • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_and_Ernest_Renshaw.jpg • http://www.aolnews.com/2009/07/02/wimbledon-belongs-to-sisterhood-again/ • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/587387/tennis/29705/The-early-20th-century • http://www.gemtennis.com/2010/06/25/wimbledon-special-the-“do”-boys/ • http://www.tennistheme.com/tennishistory/tennishistory02.html

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