TENNIS The word “tennis” derives from the French Tenez, meaning “take it” or “play”. Historians speculate that the origins of tennis date back to the Stone Age, when humans first used clubs to hit rocks back and forth over barricades of dirt and stone. -By 1500 or so, the tennis racket had evolved from the earlier all-wood model to a newer version with wooden handle and head strung with sheep gut. 1877 -first Wimbledon lawn tennis championships were held to raise money for the club. 1881 -U.S. Lawn Tennis Association was formed. 1896 Men’s single and doubles play were included on the program for the first modern Olympic Games. Tennis Vocabulary Word Example sentence Meaning Andy won the a winning serve match by serving which the a beautiful ace ace receiver fails to that was almost touch with his or impossible to her racket return. With the score at deuce, a player who scores a Roger returned serve point at 'deuce' has the advantage with a winner and the advantage, meaning if umpire announced, they win the next point, 'Advantage Federer'. they win the game If your opponent is right- a stroke in which the ball handed and has a weak is struck on the opposite backhand backhand, hit the ball to side of the body to the his left if you can. racquet hand When I was young I was youngsters who collect Ball person a 'ballboy', and my son balls from the court and ball boy/girl/kid does the same job now, give them to players as but he's a 'ballperson'. required If a player's foot touches a line at each end of the the baseline while court, marking the baseline serving, the serve is a boundary of the playing foot-fault. area I got off to good start by to beat an opponent in a breaking my opponent's break game in which the serve in the first game of opponent is serving the match. The score is 30-40, so a point which will result this point is a break break point in a break of service if point and if he wins it, it's won by the receiver he wins the game. Rafael played a beautiful a shot in which the ball is crosscourt crosscourt volley to win hit diagonally across the the match. court The word deuce was a score of 40-40, after used in real tennis for which a player must win deuce hundreds of years before two consecutive points to the modern game win the game developed. After serving a fault I was worried about serving a two faults served in a double fault double fault, so my row, resulting in the second serve was much server losing the point slower. In a game of doubles, the outer line down each format in which players doubles side of the court acts as play in teams of two the boundary. Serena played a perfect drop shot that just got a gentle shot that just drop shot over the net and landed drops over the net about one foot from it. Maria tried to hit her a missed serve, served serve too hard and it into the net or served fault missed the court and outside the correct was a fault. service box Chris has a very strong a shot hit from the forehand, so his forehand racket-arm side of the opponents play to his body backhand more. in scoring, a game is won Venus won the match by by winning points, a set two sets to one, and she game is won by winning games, won both sets by six and a match is won by games to four. winning sets When the score gets to a point that will end the game point, players often game point game if it is won by the get nervous and make leading player simple mistakes. A career Grand Slam the four major means a player has won tournaments; Grand Slam each Grand Slam Wimbledon and the tournament at least once French, U.S. and in their career. Australian Opens Nadal is strong and he a shot hit from the back uses powerful ground court after the ball has groundstroke strokes to keep his bounced; the standard opponents on the run. shot in tennis The umpire heard the a shot that must be serve clip the net as it let replayed, such as a serve went over, so she called that touches the net a let. The line judge said the an official who judges ball was in, but the line judge whether or not shots umpire overruled him land in the court and called it out. Her lob flew high into the a shot that is hit in a high air and dropped into the lob arc, usually over the back of the court, just opponent's head inside the baseline. After starting his service zero (this meaning is love game with a double fault, used in tennis only) the score is love-fifteen. Ana had her first three a point that will end the match point match points saved, but match if it is won by the she won the fourth. leading player doubles format in which Is there a competition for each team is made up of mixed doubles mixed doubles in Tennis one female and one male in the Olympic Games? player the woven barrier At the end of the match, dividing a court into net the players jogged to the halves, over which the net and shook hands. ball must be hit Rackets used to be made of wood, but now they're a stringed 'bat' that racket / racquet made of materials like players hold and use to carbon fibre and hit the ball titanium. The longest rally in the match went on for 22 rally a long series of shots shots before a winner was hit. Most receivers stand behind the baseline the player receiving receiver when they're waiting for serves a serve. Rafael's serve was good, but Roger's return was to hit a shot back to the return even better and he won opponent the point. the shot that begins each Andy Roddick wins many point, in which the server serve points with his powerful hits the ball after tossing serve. it into the air Elena won the first set, in scoring, a player must but Maria took the next set win at least six two sets to win the games to win a set match. a point that, if won by Even top players get the leading player, will set point tense or 'tight' on set win him or her the game points. and the set In a tiebreaker, the winner is the first player a game format used to tiebreaker with at least seven quickly finish a set that's points, and a two-point tied at six games each lead. The umpire sits in a tall the official who is in umpire chair at the side of the overall charge of a match court, near the net. Volleys can be hard to a shot on which the ball volley control if there's a lot of is hit before it bounces spin on the ball. PARTS OF A RACQUET <-RIM HEAD{ SWEET SPOT <-NECK OR THROAT GRIP-> <-BUTT Forehand- Player pivots the body so that the shoulder of the non racket-bearing arm faces the net. The player then swings the racket forward to meet the ball. RACQUET PREPERATION FOREHAND Right handed player Left handed player Topspin- When a player strikes the ball so that it spins from low to high as it travels forward. Topspin enables a player to strike the ball with more power, because the added spin helps to bring the ball down and keep it in play. Backhand- Player turns so that the shoulder of the racket-bearing arm faces the net before bringing the racket forward and across the body to meet the ball. BACKHAND Back hand grip – Right handed player Volley- When a player strikes the ball before it bounces. The volley is most often used when a player is playing close to the net. The half volley is a low return of the ball just after it has bounced. BACK HAND VOLLEY FOREHAND VOLLEY SERVE SERVE Muscles Used In Tennis Forhand, Volleys, & Serves: Action Muscles Used Push-Off Soleus, gastrocnemius, quadriceps, gluteals Trunk Rotation Obliques, spinal erectors Forehand Swing Anterior deltoid, pectorals, shoulder internal rotators, elbow flexors (biceps), serratus anterior Muscles Used In Tennis Forehand, Volleys, & Serves Action Muscles Used Push-Off Soleus, gastrocnemius Push-Off quadriceps, gluteals Muscles Used In Tennis Forhand, Volleys, & Serves Action Muscles Used Trunk Rotation Obliques, spinal erectors Muscles Used In Tennis Forehand, Volleys, & Serves: Action Muscles Used Forehand Swing Anterior deltoid, pectorals Muscles Used In Tennis Forehand, Volleys, & Serves: Action Muscles Used Forehand Swing shoulder internal rotators, elbow flexors (biceps), serratus anterior Muscles Used In The One-Handed Backhand Volley And Drive: Action Muscles Used Push-Off Soleus, gastrocnemius, quadriceps, gluteals Trunk Rotation Obliques, spinal erectors Backhand Swing Rhomboids and middle trapezius, posterior deltoid, middle deltoid, shoulder external rotators, triceps, serratus anterior Muscles Used in the Two-Handed Backhand Drive: Action Muscles Used Push-Off Soleus, gastrocnemius, quadriceps, gluteal Soleus gastrocnemius quadriceps gluteal Muscles Used in the Two-Handed Backhand Drive: Action Muscles Used Trunk Rotation Oblique, spinal erectors Oblique spinal erectors Muscles Used in the Two-Handed Backhand Drive: Action Muscles Used Backhand Swing Nondominant Side Pectorals, anterior deltoid, shoulder internal rotators Pectorals anterior deltoid shoulder internal rotators Muscles Used in the Two-Handed Backhand Drive: Action Muscles Used Backhand Swing Dominant Side Rhomboids and middle trapezius, posterior deltoid, middle deltoid, Rhomboids middle trapezius posterior deltoid middle deltoid Muscles Used In the Serve and Overhead: Action Muscles Used Trunk Rotation Obliques, spinal erectors Obliques spinal erectors Muscles Used In the Serve and Overhead: Action Muscles Used Knee And Hip Extension Before Quadriceps, Impact gluteals Quadriceps gluteals Muscles Used In the Serve and Overhead: Action Muscles Used Arm Swing Pectorals, shoulder interior rotators, latissimus dorsi, triceps Pectorals shoulder interior latissimus dorsi triceps rotators Muscles Used In the Serve and Overhead: Action Muscles