Tennis!

By Jemma Burgess!!

Tennis!

• Tennis is a sport usually played in teams of two which is doubles or it can be played in singles.

• Each player has a racquet that has strings on it.

• The strings help you strike at the ball.• When you hit the ball you are aiming for the

side of the court.

Australian open !

• Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria in the Australian open.

• Caroline was the number one ranked player on the WTA tour.

• In the doubles Paes completed a grand slam career with the winning title.

Top ten famous tennis players

• Rafael• Maria• Maraf• Andy• Tommy• Anna• Taylor• Lleyton• Feliciano• Jan -Michael

Famous tennis players !

• Samantha• Anastasia• Casey• Olivia• Sacha• Bernard• Lleyton• Matthew• John

Tennis history!

• Most people believe that tennis originally came from the North of France in the 12th century.

• In the 16th century they started using rackets.• When the rackets came into use the game was

called tennis.• They used to play tennis indoors so that if the

ball went out of the court it would bounce off the walls.