Tennis

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Tennis

• Larry Javier

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Introduction

• Information of Tennis
• History
• Present
• Future???

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History of Tennis

• Was first started in France
• Called Jeu de Paume Au tennis
• Only royalty could play
• England adopted it in the 13th century
• Hampton Courts
• Royal Tennis Courts
• Wimbledon

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History continued

• Royal Tennis Courts
• Built by Henry VIII in 1530 AD

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Tennis Present

• Still played the same way
• New rules have been added
• New Regulations

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Tennis Present continued

• Andre Agassi
• Ranked 2 in the World
• Was the Ranked 1 in 1995

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Sponsors of Tennis

• United States Tennis Association
• Wimbledon
• Davis Cup
• Pete Sampras and Lindsey Davenport holding
  trophies.

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Future of Tennis

• Racquets are getting lighter
• Lightweight metal
• Still will be the same game
• New rules
• Still one on one match between two opponents

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The End