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The History of the Great Game of Tennis
The origins of and historical facts about the game of King's, Tennis The origins of tennis is still a bit of a mystery. Some people believe the game is a variation of different ancient ball games played by Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.
Other people believe it was derived from a roman game called "harpastum", and was adapted in the Basque country, where it was named "jeu do paume" because the ball was hit onto a wall with the hands. As early as the twelfth century, a glove was used to protect the hand. Then starting in the sixteenth century and continuing until the mid eighteenth century, tennis rackets of varying shapes and sizes were introduced.
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The racket as we know it today, but with a
lopsided head, thick gut, and longer handle was being used in 1750. The
shape of the racket enabled the player to scoop balls out of the corners
(walls and floor were considered in-bounds) and also to put ‘cut’ or
‘spin’ on the ball.
The 1st tennis balls were made of leather stuffed with wool or hair. They were hard enough to cause a serious injury and could even kill someone. Starting in the eighteenth century, ¾" strips of wool were wound tightly around a nucleus made by rolling a number of strips into a little ball. Then string was tied in many directions around the ball and a white cloth covering was sewn around the ball. From the beginning of lawn tennis in the 1870’s, India rubber, made from a vulcanization process invented by Charles Goodyear in the 1850s, was used to make lawn tennis balls. |
Seeding was created to prevent selected players in a tournament meeting until the later stages of the draw. It was 1st used in the US National Championships in 1922 and then adopted in the Wimbledon Championships in 1924.
Each nation was allowed to nominate up to 4 players in the singles and 2 pairs in the doubles who were then drawn to fall in different quarters of the draw. Seeding on merit was adopted with selected players being placed in fixed positions in 1927.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association, ( NCAA ), and the USLTA were joint sponsors of the championship from 1938 to 1940. The NCAA took over the control of the intercollegiate tennis championship in 1941. Only doubles and singles championships were held and the team championship was incorporated in 1946.
Women's college tennis is classed by the NCAA as a "head Count" sport which means that the tennis scholarships offered to women are "full-ride scholarships".
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Lleyton Hewitt, age 25, last night claimed his 1st singles victory in Seventeen months, joining grass-court Champions Boris Becker and John McEnroe as the only 4 time winners at Queen's Club.
If you are a young tennis player who wants to win a college tennis scholarship then you should consider taking part in a tennis camp or showcase.
Pacific Dunes was constructed on the coast on a stretch of the Pacific Ocean north of Bandon Dunes. It is a par-71 course, that measures about 6,600 yards from the tips, with small greens and undulating fairways.
Kim Clijsters was stunned by American veteran Jill Craybas at the Nasdaq-100 Open on Saturday. Playing for the 1st time since February 19, Clijsters said she felt rusty, and it showed Saturday at the Nasdaq-100 Open.
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