Evolution of the racquet

Up to 1860 was played by hand, gloves, paddles, small rackets, Lacrosse style rackets, etc. The frame was traditionally made of wood and strings with animal gut strings. Until the 60’s most of the rackets were made of wood, with a leather grip. In 1967, appears the first racket of steel designed by the French…

Elements of Tennis

Court The balls The racket Court: Field measurements: Tennis is played on a rectangular court. Their measures vary depending on the mode in which they are played (single or double). For individuals it measures 23.77 meters long and 8.23 meters wide. For doubles, the length is the same and the width is 10.97 meters. These…

Tennis – The History

Introduction Tennis is a ball-and-racquet sport played between two players (singles) or between two pairs (doubles). It originated in Europe in the late nineteenth century and expanded initially in English-speaking countries, especially among its upper classes. At present, tennis has become universal, and is played in many countries of the world. Since 1926, with the…

Biography of Rafael Nadal

Only sport allows an exceptionally gifted boy to practice, barely passed adolescence, can achieve international glory in his specialty and accumulate a millionaire fortune. This is the case of the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, a professional since the age of 15, who at 19 was already ranked second in the ranking of the Professional…

Tennis Racquet Buying Guide for a Beginner

How important it is to know about the product before buying it? What do you think? To me it is very important and that is why I am here to help you purchase a tennis racquet. Before giving you some knowledge on tennis racquet, I want to share one of my bad experience that I…

Different type of tennis balls

This time we are going to talk about something as fundamental as the tennis balls and we are going to explain the different types of tennis balls there are. How should tennis balls be? There are many particularities around how tennis balls should be in official competition. They should be yellow in order to facilitate…