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  2. Tennis - Wikipedia

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    Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a 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 manoeuvre the ...

  3. History of tennis - Wikipedia

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    History of tennis. The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis, invented in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, now commonly known simply as tennis, is the direct descendant of what is now denoted real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today as a separate sport with more complex rules.

  4. Tennis scoring system - Wikipedia

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    The tennis scoring system is a standard widespread method for scoring tennis matches, including pick-up games. Some tennis matches are played as part of a tournament, which may have various categories, such as singles and doubles. The great majority are organised as a single-elimination tournament, with competitors being eliminated after a ...

  5. Tennis games - Wikipedia

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    Relay or Tag Tennis. Relay / Tag Tennis is a tennis game that encourages teamwork and participation at all levels. It can be played as singles or doubles, on any size of court and at any level of play. Players are split into two teams. Each team lines up behind the baseline, or somewhere on the court that is safe.

  6. List of tennis tournaments - Wikipedia

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    List of current and past men's and women's tennis tournaments.. Criteria for inclusion: The tournament is notable enough to have its own article on Wikipedia; Historic tournaments are included if notability can be established by reliable third-party sources (references needed)

  7. Types of tennis match - Wikipedia

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    Standard types of match. Singles involves two players competing against each other, usually two men or two women, although games between a man and a woman may be played on an informal basis or as exhibitions. The game starts with one player serving the ball from the right side of the court behind the baseline. The other player must stand behind ...

  8. Category:Tennis video games - Wikipedia

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    Aim for the Ace! (1993 video game) All Star Tennis '99. Andre Agassi Tennis. Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis. AO Tennis (video game) AO Tennis 2. ATP Tour Championship Tennis.

  9. Tennis at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics due to disputes between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the International Olympic Committee over how to define amateur players. [1][2] After two appearances as a demonstration sport in ...

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