THE TENNIS

ALBERTO MARISCAL RIVAS

INDEX

History Score system Basic shots Special shots The effects Basic rules The court Basic material The ATP and the WTA Professional Tournaments Questions

HISTORY

• Europe, end of the XIX century.

• Developed in english-speaking countries.

• Professional since 1926.• Olimpic sport since Seúl 1988, lost in París 1924.

• Similar games in rome and greece.

HISTORY

• Walter Clopton Wingfield wrote the first rules.

•Wimbledon is the oldest tournament (1877).

SCORE SYSTEM

• 3 or 5 Sets.

• 6 games per set.• Tie-break if 6-6 games.• Tie-break is to 7 points.• No tie-break in the last set.• Games: 0-15-30-40

BASIC SHOTS:

1. Serve2. Back shots3. “Approaches”.4. Net shots5. Dropshots6. Special shots

BASIC SHOTS:Forehand

BASIC SHOTS:Backhand

BASIC SHOTS:One-Handed Backhand

BASIC SHOTS:Serve

SPECIAL SHOTS

The most known is the “Willy”.

Invented by Guillermo Vilas.

EFFECTS

Different spins to the ball.

Top-spin and Back-spin.

THE COURT

1. Green Set2. Clay3. Grass4. Carpet

BASIC MATERIAL

1. Racket: 68.5 cm.

2. Balls

3. Clothes and shoes.

PROFESSIONAL MATERIALS

1. Between 6 and 12 rackets.

2. Pig´s intestine or syntetic strings.

3. Grips and overgrips

THE ATP AND THE WTA

They are the two professional tennis asociations.

IN CONCLUSION…

Started in Europe, end of XIX century.

To win you need 2/3 or 3/5 sets.

Wimbledon is the oldest tournament.

We can divide the shots in: serve, back shots, approaches, net shots, dropshots and special shots.

There are 4 types of courts. ATP and WTA organize all.

QUESTIONS

1. What materials can the strings be of?

a) Syntetics and cat´s intestine

b) Syntetics and pig´s intestinec) Plastic and syntetics

2. Which types of court exist?

a) Green-set, clay, grass and carpetb) Parquet, green-set, clay and grassc) Green-set, clay and sand