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The popular sport of tennis has been played for hundreds of years. The origin of this game dates back to about 130 years old. By the 1850's different versions of the game appeared. Eventually the game was played by many people all over England. It will go down in tennis history as simply tennis.
By 1900 tennis had spread worldwide. In 1912, the International Lawn Tennis Federation was created in Paris. In August 1900 the first Davis Cup match was held between Britain and the United States at the Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, in order to promote international competition.
The tennis playing court is rectangular and it is 78ft long and 27ft wide. It is divided across the middle by a net, the. The eight of the net is 3ft at the center where it shall be held taut by a strap not more than 2 inches wide.
The lines bounding the ends and sides of the court shall be called the Base-lines and the Side-lines. On each side of the net, at a distance of 21feet from it and parallel with it, shall be drawn the Service line.
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The Tennis equipments consist of ball and Rackets. The diameter of the ball shall be in between2 1/2 inch and 2 5/8 inches and its weight is in between 2 and 2 1/16 ounces. The ball can be white or yellow in color. The frame of the racket shall not exceed 32 inches including the handle and 12 1/2 inches in over all width.
The players or teams start on opposite sides of the net. One player is designated the server, and the opposing player, or in doubles one of the opposing players, is the receiver. Service alternates between the two halves of the court. For each point, the server starts behind his baseline, between the center mark and the sideline. The receiver may start anywhere on their side of the net. When the receiver is ready, the server will serve, although the receiver must play to the pace of the server.
The Server wins the point if the ball served, not being a let, touches the receiver or anything which he wears or carries, before it hits the ground or if the receiver loses the point The Receiver wins the point if the server serves two consecutive faults or if the server loses the point
In matches where an Umpire is appointed, his decision shall be final; but where a Referee is appointed, an appeal can be made to him against the decision of an umpire on a question of law and in all such cases the decision of the referee shall be final
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