Serves up, over net, and in. Tennis has been a worldwide sport since 1851. There are many things that changed in the sport of tennis. Some things that have changed are the rackets, tennis balls, and even the courts. The tournaments are getting more tense because the players are better.
There have been many memorable moments in tennis . One memorable moment in early tennis was when Spencer Gore won the first ever Wimbledon Tournament. The Wimbledon Tournament is still going on today and many players have won it. The player who won the most is Roger Federer who won 17. Rafael Nadal is close second with 14 wins.
There has been a really memorable moment called the battle of the sexes. The battle of the sexes was when a women proved that men are not always better than women. She did that by beating a man in a tennis match. The woman’s name was Billie Jean King and The man she beat was named Bobby Riggs
Some people think that women can beat men and some think the opposite. Khalil Abbas, a tennis player himself stated, “ It it was possible for a women to beat a man in tennis back in the day but, now it would be very hard because men have a lot more power than women”.
Many things have changed in the sport of tennis. The things that changed are the courts, tennis balls, and mostly the racquets. The racquets used to be really small but now they have gotten bigger and the wires got stronger. The courts got bigger and cleaner. More and more people are starting to play the sport tennis. Even little kids are starting to play tennis.
One thing that will always be remembered in tennis history is the first female black tennis player. The first black female tennis player was named Althea Gibson. She was the first black tennis player to win a French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S Open. Because of Althea, there are many female black tennis players in tennis today. One of them is Serena Williams. She is the best female tennis player today. Serena’s sister, Venus Williams is also playing professional tennis.
– Hadi Hassan
Unis Middle School Journalist
Wow!!! This story makes me want to know more about tennis. I loved how you mentioned tennis has been around ever since 1851!!!
Zainab Hashem
3rd hour
I clicked on this topic because I really like tennis. But I’m not that good at it. Anyway this taught me some things that i didn’t even know. I thought tennis was originally a sport that women can play. Also i didn’t even know tennis was a sport in 1851. Its also nice to know that spencer Gore won the first wimbledon tournament. I didn’t even know there was a battle over if women can beat men in tennis. This had so much information that is nice to know kind of about the history of tennis.
YES!!!! I love tennis. It’s a very fun sport to watch and play. It has definitely evolved over time with different designs of rackets. You have to have great footwork and quick reflexes. I also know there are different types of courts including clay and grass. One thing I never knew was that women can play men.
I clicked on this topic because it grabbed my attention and I love playing tennis. Tennis isn’t a really easy sport and is entertaining. Some people think that tennis is nothing compared to any of the other sports but it’s actually one of the best sports, its interesting that it goes that far back in the day. One thing i didn’t like is the quote that was said because he was wrong, girls can beat boys in any sport if they put effort and their mind into you because i believe that girls are just as equal in sports as boys.
Gana Mukhal
1st hour (Journalism)