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TENNIS

TENNIS . What is Tennis. Sport played between two players ( singles ) Or Between two teams of two players each ( doubles ) Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber  ball  covered with felt past a net into the opponent's  court .

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TENNIS

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  1. TENNIS

  2. What is Tennis Sportplayed between two players (singles) Or Between two teams of two players each (doubles) Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt past a net into the opponent's court. Originated from “Hand Ball” a French game
  3. Simple Rules of Tennis Ball Landing on the line is considered as IN. NO part of any player may touch the net at anytime. Serving always starts from Right to Left. Serving is served to opposite courts starting within center line
  4. Current Champ of Tennis Roger Federer is currently number 1 with 16 Grand Slams Birthplace- Basel, Switzerland; Birth Date August 8, 1981 Turned Pro on 1998 13 years on Tour Proclaimed to be the greatest Tennis player of all times 15 major victory for Grand Slams in 2009
  5. Top Ten Champs for Mens 1Roger Federer Switzerland 10,765   2Novak Djokovic Serbia 7,630     3     Rafael Nadal Spain 6,980     4    Andy Murray Scotland 5,845   5     Juan Martin del Potro Argentina 5,735   6     NikolayDavydenko Russia 5,335   7     Andy Roddick United States 4,780   8    Robin Soderling Sweden 4,595   9     Marin Cilic Croatia 2,980   10   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga France 2,915
  6. Top Ten Champs for Women Rank Name Country Points 1Serena Williams United States 7,946   2   Caroline Wozniacki Denmark 6,375   3   DinaraSafina Russia 6,150   4   Venus Williams United States 5,876   5   Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia 5,620   6   Elena Dementieva Russia 4,965   7   JelenaJankovic Serbia 4,740   8   AgnieszkaRadwanska Poland 4,190   9   Victoria Azarenka Belarus 4,080   10 Kim Clijsters Belgium 3,890
  7. Choosing the Racquets Each Player has a swing style they perform. Shorter Moderate Longer Power Level of the Racquets verse the power of Players 500-800 [Low] For control 900-1200 [Medium] For Balance 1300-1600 [High] For Powers Racquet sizes that players may choose from Midsize-Midsize Plus Oversize
  8. Strokes and Shots in Tennis Forehand- One handed Stroke that uses all power from one hand to make the shot. Backhand- One/two handed stroke that is hit to your non dominant side. Drop shot- is hit to bring your opponent to the net or to win a point. Lobs shot- is hit when your opponent is at the net and brings the ball behind the opponent to the baseline. Volley shot- is hit usually at the net before the ball has a chance to bounce.
  9. Two Major Spins in Tennis Topspin- causes a tennis ball to drop in the court at a faster rate then it would. Mastering Topspin will allow ground strokes to be more consistent. Slice is the opposite to the Topspin and is used to confuse your opponents. Slice- has many form of spins, high spins, low spins, sideways spins.
  10. SERVE Break down
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