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Tennis
is a great exercise, and whether you play the game for pastime or
professional sport, it just requires some equipments and money and you’re on
your way to a healthy habit. This game is always a great way to go
outdoors and have fun. So go ahead and find a partner, let’s play tennis!
What are the
things you need to play tennis? A tennis racquet, tennis balls and a tennis
court. The tennis racquet has changed over the years and has improved a
lot, from the once heavy and wooden racquets to the modern lightweight
graphite or fiberglass racquets. The tennis balls comes in the usual color
of yellow or white, weighs about two ounces and is about two inches in
diameter. The regular size tennis court is about 78 ft long and 27 ft wide
(single), or 36 ft (double play).
How to play
tennis? The main goal in tennis is to get the tennis ball in play once it
served by one of the players. Tennis can be played either by singles or
doubles. Each player on each side attempts to hit the ball and send it back
over the top of the net to the opposite side. The server on one of the team
serves the ball by tossing it into the air and hitting it with a racquet and
aiming it obliquely so that it lands in the receiver’s deuce court. After a
point is made, both players move to the left and carry on playing on the
advantage court. They continue playing alternately between courts after
each point is made until one of the players win the game.
Scoring is
different in tennis, each point is not considered as a single point rather
the scores are as follows: first point is fifteen, second point is thirty,
and forty is next. Having a score of zero is called Love in tennis. So a
score in tennis can be 15-Love, which means to say that the other player has
one point and the opponent has zero. When a player or a team wins six
games, a set is won; on the other hand, a player needs to win at least two
games more than his opponent to win the match.
A tip before
playing tennis; do warm up exercises, you may want to warm up by hitting
easy ground strokes from the baseline, or simply stretching your arms, legs
and body, to prepare the muscles for the strenuous activity you are about to
do, this way you avoid muscle and body pains after the game.
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