TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Game That Started a Movement 4 CHAPTER 2 Two Players 8 CHAPTER 3 The Battle of the Sexes 12 CHAPTER 4 The Hero 18 CHAPTER 5 Equality in Sports 24 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
chapter 1 The Game That Started a Movement Tennis is played on either a hard grass or clay court The game originated in France between the 11th and 13th centuries and was called jeu de paume meaning game of the palm The word tennis derives from tenez which translates loosely to here it comes Players would shout this phrase as they were about to serve By the 1860s tennis had become more popular than croquet In the mid-1870s tennis was given a set of rules that is still followed today Scores start at love or zero and increase to 15 30 40 and game There are six games per set and 3 to 5 sets per match 4 21st century skills library
An early game of tennis circa 1890 Interest surged around 1968 when tennis turned professional The addition of several Open tournaments increased enthusiasm and provided a faster level of play The use of brightly colored clothing added extra excitement Today about 18 million people play tennis annually Tournaments camps and clubs allow players of all skill levels to practice and hone their abilities Almost 1,200 universities sponsor nearly 11,000 students for their varsity teams each year Tennis started as a simple distraction and became a dominant global sport participated in and watched worldwide 5 Sports Unite Us Photo Caption
