Racket, sweet and trophy

Jerry, Wu.

Tennis History

• Played by monks inside cloister corridor and yard in 11st century– No racket, only by hand– Use rubbery balls (Heavy!)

• Golden age: 16th century– Racket ready– Played by nobles in France and

England– Real tennis : Royal tennis

Tennis History

• Failed in 18th century because of revolution

• Revive from 19th century– Rules are revised by English captain

Wingfield– Only rich people can play it

Tennis History

• After 1930’s – Pluralism of the rights to play tennis– Equal rights between the sexes– Activated in China is 1910’s by

preaches

Fields of Tennis

• Hard ground - Speed

• Clay - Spin

• Grass - Speed

• Carpet - Speed

Supper Matches

• Grand Slams

• Master Series

• Davis Cup– Country V.S. Country– 4 Groups. The winner of each groups

can Qualifying the last one in the upper group

– 5 points, 1, 2, 3, 5 are single, 5 is double game

Grand Slams

• Australia Open

• Roland Garros (France Open)

• Wimbledon

• US Open

• If one get 4 grand slams cups in his life, then he can have the name “Grand Slam Player”– Andrew Agassi

Master Series

• Indian wells TMS• Miami TMS• Monte Carlo TMS• Rome TMS• Hamburg TMS• Canada TMS• Cincinnati TMS• Madrid TMS• Paris TMS• The Masters Cup (2005 – 2007 上海 )

Best Players 2005

• Roger Federer

• Andy Roddick

• Marat Safin

• Rafael Nadal

• Lleyton Hewitt

Roger Federer• Sweden, 24 years old

• Best player in the world, strongest man on earth

• 1 Australia Open, 3 Wimbledon, 1 France Open

• 10 Master Series

• 2 Master Cup

Andy Roddick• US, 23 years old

• Fastest serve 153Mph in the world

• My favorite player

• American’s Hope

• 1 US open

• 3 Master series

• http://www.andyroddick.com

Marat Safin• Russian, 25 years old

• Speak 6 language

• My favorite player

• Strong serve, strong turn back, tough temper, long romance resume

• Currently withdraw from US Open because of his knee

• 1 Australia open, 1 US open

• 5 Master series

Rafael Nadal• Spanish, 19 years old

• The young star, new ball of spanish

• 1 France open, 3 Master series

Lleyton Hewitt• Australian, 24 years old

• One of my most disliked players

• Fast runner, lucid mind in matches

• 1 Wimbledon, 1 US open

• 2 Master series, 2 Master cup

• Come-on! Come-on

• Racist, provoker, lacks in some sportsmanship

Famous Ladies 2005

• Maria Sharapova

• Lindsay Davenport

• Williams sisters