Nov 21, 2025 · Tennis, game in which two opposing players (singles) or pairs of players (doubles) use tautly strung rackets to hit a ball of a specified size, weight, and bounce over a net on a rectangular …

Oct 21, 2025 · Tennis Court Oath, dramatic act of defiance on June 20, 1789, by the nonprivileged classes of the French nation at the beginning of the French Revolution.

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4 days ago · Carlos Alcaraz (born May 5, 2003, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish professional tennis player who in 2022, at age 19, became the youngest athlete in history to reach the top spot in …

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Tennis originally was known as lawn tennis, and formally still is in Britain, because it was played on grass courts by Victorian gentlemen and ladies. It is now played on a variety of surfaces.

Oct 10, 2025 · In the sport of tennis, the term open era refers to the period—beginning in 1968 and continuing to the present day—in which both amateurs and professionals are allowed to compete in …

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6 days ago · Jannik Sinner took up tennis at age 7, but for many years he was equally interested in football (soccer) and, especially, skiing; at 12 he was among Italy’s top giant slalom racers for his …