Key Information
Tennis
| Type | Racket sport played between two opponents, or two pairs of opponents |
| Developed By | Harry Gem and Augurio Perera |
| First Game | 1859 |
| Team Members | 1 or 2 per side |
| Highest Governing Body of the Sport | ITF |
Learning Point
- The game of tennis was originally called lawn tennis and comes from the older game we now call real tennis (sometimes called royal tennis). It was developed by by Harry Gem and Augurio Perera in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England between 1859 and 1865.
Project
- Draw an old tennis match.
- Overview
- Equipment
Location
| Located | Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain |
Fun Facts
- The word “tennis” comes from the Anglo-Norman word tenez which means “hold!“, “receive!” or “take!“, and was used to tell the opponent the he was about to serve.
- “racket” comes from the Arabic word rakhat meaning the palm of the hand.
- “deuce” comes from the French a deux du jeu meaning the player is two points away from the game.
- No one really knows why the scoring is 15, 30, 40, though many ideas have been suggested.
Past Lessons
| 98 | October 19, 2023 | (North America) |