THE ORIGIN OF TENNIS

Tennis sport is originated from a country known as France and by then it was called JEA DE PAUME which means a game of hand. It has been there in the 12th century till then. Tennis sport it is a sport played over a rope or against a wall using a tennis ball. By then tennis sport had champions such as Louis X of France who won many titles in 1941 and he later died of pneumonia. Since then tennis sport is one of the most respected sport in the whole world and it continues to bring out  more champions such as "the sisters" being Serena Williams and Venus Williams, Camden Riviere, Robert Fahey, Charlotte Cornwallis and people like Tyga Woods.

Tennis sport is categorized in many types such as ;

Wheelchair Tennis
In this type the sport is played by people in wheelchairs. They run around using the wheelchair to hit the ball.

Single Tennis
This type it involves two players competing against each other in the field.

Double Tennis
In this kind of play it is played by two teams of two players each. The two players of the receiving side change positions after each other.

Mixed Doubles
It is played the same as doubles but with one man and one woman per team.
SOURCE : NEWS TODAY
LOCATION : GABORONE

DATE: 19/10/2016
AUTHOR:REFILWE MADISA