“Tennis is lonely. There is nowhere to hide when things go wrong. No dugout, no sideline, no neutral corner. It’s just you out there naked” (57). This quote may mean nothing to people who don’t play tennis, but for tennis players, it defines the way it feels on the tennis court. “It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature. Even the structure of tennis, the way the pieces fit inside one another like Russian nesting dolls, mimics the structure of our days. Points become games become sets become tournaments, and it's all so tightly connected that any point can become the turning point. It reminds me of the way seconds become minutes become hours, and any hour can be our finest. Or darkest. It's our choice.” This is one of Andre’s most meaningful quotes from the book. Almost everyone who reads the quote, can learn a lot about life. Andre may be writing about tennis, but there are so countless universal themes that apply to…
Environmental forces have come a long way in the last fifty years. The sport of tennis has gained massive participation up to 43 percent. Thus, making tennis the fastest growing traditional individual sport in the world. Prince is happy to be there to meet the demands of these players by offering different types of racquets –performance, recreational, and junior. From the company spending a lot of time and money on market research, Prince offers tennis racquets and other tennis…
She won so many matches in her career.Serena Williams and her sister have competed in so many matches that people around the world, always go to their matches and support them. When Serena Williams was 18 she beat Steffi Graf, a legendary tennis player.In 1999, Serena won her first Grand Slam singles title and her first U.S. Open single title.In 2002, was the year that Serena shined, she won a lot of tournaments around the world. She defeated Jennifer Capriati, who was the defending champion at Roland Garros in 2002. She won her second Grand Slam title at the 2002 French Open defeating her rival, Venus, which was the two time defending champion at…
In 1994, Venus went 7-5 in her twelve matches after playing only seven matches since her professional debut. In 1996, Venus’s serve at the Bauch and Lomb Championships was recorded at 108 miles per hour, which was the ninth fastest serve on tour that year. In 1998, Venus won her first singles title, the IGA Tennis Classic. Venus did not stop there, she went on to win the French Open in 2002, against her sister Serena, and this match made her number one in the world. Venus has won more than five Wimbledon titles, something that has been only achieved by two other athletes. Venus is admired by women all over the world because of her talent and winning record in the sport of tennis that she adores. Venus has added excitement to the tennis world with her talent and determination, all of which is the result of her strong work ethics and encouragement of her father, Richard…
Many years ago, African-Americans no matter how talented or athletic were prohibited in playing or joining in most sports events because of racial barriers. In the year 1927 in Silver, South Carolina, someone who would change that was born. Her name was Althea Gibson. "She was the first African American to play professional tennis or professional golf in the United States -- and she played them both!" As a little girl Gibson enjoyed participating in many sports and playing them on her free time. In the summer of 1941, she competed in a paddle ball tournament, which she won. She was suggested to try out tennis and that is exactly what she did. She enjoyed it so much she began taking tennis lessons and competing in tennis tournaments.…
The serve, forehand and backhand are tennis strokes. As far as ranking, the tennis forehand ranks closely behind the serve when it comes to importance in the game of tennis.1 The forehand stroke is one of the most important tennis techniques.2 In order to be successful in the game of tennis, a player must master the forehand stroke.2 The forehand stroke is the most frequently used in tennis.2 The primary purpose of the tennis forehand is to return the ball so it will land in the opponent’s court. The key being to place the ball somewhere in the court that will make it difficult for the opponent to return.3 The forehand, if hit powerfully and precisely, can dictate the game of tennis.3…
I have been a fan of tennis from when I was younger and watched it on the television to when I played it myself. In all that time I have wanted to find out about that make or break point and how to achieve that “Perfect Serve”, and now I…
Serena Jameka Williams was born September 26, 1981. She is professional tennis player. The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her world number 1in singles on several occasions. She became the world Number 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and she also achieved this ranking for the seventh time on January 30, 2017. Williams' accomplishments and success in professional tennis have led some commentators, players, and sports writers to say she is the greatest female tennis player of all time. Williams holds the most major titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined together amongst active players. She is also the most recent player, together with her sister Venus Williams, to have held all four Grand Slam women's doubles titles simultaneously. In 2017, she won her 23rd Grand Slam title at Wimbledon,…
Constant Tiafoe, his father, worked in labor before he immigrated to the United States to escape from the brutal Civil War. After meeting Alphina Kamara, they gave birth to Tiafoe and started exposing him to tennis and by age 6, he began saying, “‘I want to be great in this sport,’ ” his father remembers. ‘I want to be the best to ever come from this place.’ ” as stated from “The Son of Immigrants from Sierra Leone, Francis Tiafoe is Top Seed at French Open Junior Tournament” by The Washington Post. Tiafoe’s parents, from the very start, began feeding him the knowledge of the sport to start the initial process of getting him to become a world renowned tennis player. Parents only want the absolute best for their children; coming from a penniless country, it makes sense to groom your child for a successful future. As he aged, his dream drew closer and his passion grew stronger to the point where Tiafoe was serving matches against the best tennis players of all time, such as Roger Federer. During an intense match up, Constant was questioned: “‘Did you ever think you would see Frances on a stage like this, playing the best of all time?’ He couldn’t answer. It was pretty powerful.” Tiafoe’s father couldn’t believe or take in the actuality of his son’s dream being close to becoming a reality. Although the title for “World…
In 1887, Ellen Hansell was crowned the first women’s singles tennis champion at the U.S. Open. Ellen Hansell was in a championship match 6-1, 6-0 and was one of the most victories in major tournament history. Over the years, tennis has become a popular sport that everyone can enjoy, even if he or she is young or old. Many professional women tennis players are very talented and successful; Serena Williams, Simona Halep, and Venus Williams are wonderful great tennis players, but from these great women's tennis players, Serena is the most talented and successful.…
The origins of tennis are mysterious and unknown. Although some historians have claimed that tennis was developed as far back as Ancient Egypt. However, the first recorded ball and racquet game was first played by monks located somewhere in southern France around the beginning of the twelfth century. They usually played with their hands and hit the ball against a wall. However, the monks soon developed crude instruments with which to strike the ball. They also developed the first type of playing court, which was usually the monastery courtyard. It is there where they devised a crude net with a rope to divide the playing areas. Over the next few centuries, the game spread to several countries in Europe, and it developed several variations. By the start of the nineteenth century, the game became popular and competitive in Great Britain and quickly developed into today's modern tennis, which now consists of many organizations with numerous levels of competition for all ages and skill.…
Tennis is a highly competitive sport with participation in over 200 countries throughout the world. It is a non-contact racquet sport which requires aspects such as strength, power, speed, coordination and agility. Like any sport, tennis places specific demands on the body which can predispose any player to injury. These demands placed on the body result in injuries specific to the game. It is said by Pluim et al (2006) that although many injuries that occur in tennis are common in other sports, tennis has its own unique profile of injuries. (1) Injuries such as lateral ankle sprains, calf strains, lower back pain, tennis toe, shoulder impingement, lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), ulnar collateral ligament tears and wrist strains are all…
Another argument about this subject would be that according to dictionary.com, the Olympic games are "A Pan-Hellenic festival in ancient Greece consisting of athletic games and contests of choral poetry and dance, first celebrated in 776 B.C. and held periodically until A.D. 393 on the plain of Olympia in honor of the Olympian Zeus." The modern Olympic games are the exact same thing, and the key word in the definition is "a festival consisting of athletic games." Oddly enough, golf is not included in the Olympics each year. Obviously, if golf were a sport, it would be included in the Olympics (Van Esch…
I was first introduced to the sport when I was only two tennis racquets tall. My parents had picked up the sport recreationally and to began to play more and more often. Consequently, I spent an extensive amount of time at the country club either watching them, pretending to be a ball-boy at the US Open, or playing with Hot Wheels. During the lengthy, sizzling summers typical of southwest Georgia I would swim at the pool and mess around on the tennis court with my 24-inch racquet playing games like Jail and Simon Says. After a few years I…
At the Summer Games in London Serena overcame all hardships that came with the tournament. She lost 17 games in six matches and only one in the final to Maria Sharapova of Russia. She added the Olympic champion title to her Wimbledon crown and completing her career Golden Grand Slam. But that was not the end of Serena’s summer. She teamed up with Venus to win a third women’s Doubles title – giving each sibling four tennis gold medals, more than anyone else in history. She finally reachsed the top 10 in 1999. Serena also won her first professional singles title, the Open de France in Paris. Serena suffered from a injury which set her back.…