Essays on Tennis

Tennis, or lawn tennis, is a sport in which either two players compete ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles").

The task of the opponents (tennis players) is to send the ball to the opponent's side of the court with the rackets so that he could not return it, no more than after the first fall of the ball on the field of play in the opponent's half.

Modern tennis has an official name "lawn tennis" to distinguish it from real tennis (or "jeux de pomp" in French), an older sport played indoors and on a completely different type of court. Tennis is an Olympic sport.

The history of tennis goes back several thousand years. Tennis was first played by European monks, for entertainment during religious ceremonies. At that time the ball was kicked and served by hand. Soon appeared leather gloves, which were replaced by a special handle for efficient hitting and serving the ball. Thus was born the first racket. With the development of the racket, a tennis ball also underwent a lot of frequent changes. The first ball was made of wood, then came leather balls filled with cellulose. In 14th-century European monasteries, much to the chagrin of the Church, the game of tennis was adored.

The game soon became very popular, mainly in France, where it was adopted by the royal family. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, a game called "Jeu de paumme" ("palm game") was very popular among kings and nobles. French players began the game by shouting the word "TENEZ," which means "Play." Soon the game became known as "royal" or "real" tennis.

In 1874, Major Walter Wingfield received a patent for the equipment and rules for the game, which bore a close resemblance to modern big tennis. That same year, the first tennis courts appeared in the United States. The game quickly spread to different parts of the world, such as Russia, Canada, China, and India. In those days, smooth croquet courts were used as ready-made tennis courts. The original type of tennis court designed by Wingfield was in the shape of an hourglass. It was smaller than the modern courts played today. His version of tennis courts and the rules of the game underwent many changes and additions to become the game the whole world plays today

US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

The U.S. Open is one of four Grand Slam tournaments now held in New York City in the United States at the courts of the local National Tennis Center.

The US Open is held every year at the end of summer. Games are played in all divisions, from the men's singles to the veteran tournament. How did the history of this famous competition begin? The very first tournament was held in 1881 in Newport. It had the status of the national championship of men's tennis in the United States. And since 1887 the national women's championship began to be held. Newport was the scene of tennis battles until 1978, when the tournament moved to New York City, to Flushing Meadows Park.

DAVIS CUP

The Davis Cup is the largest international team competition in men's tennis. Held annually since 1900, since 1979 under the auspices of the International Tennis Federation. Teams of tennis players from different countries play matches against each other with elimination of the losing team from the tournament.

Another famous team tennis tournament that went down in the history of tennis. The competition was organized by several Harvard University students, one of whom was named Dwight Davis. The tournament became an annual event. After Davis' death, in 1945, the competition was named after him, and it is now known worldwide as the Davis Cup.