Tennis

📖 In short

Tennis is a game where players use rackets to hit a yellow ball over a net in the middle of the court. It's played one against one or two against two. Each player tries to hit the ball so their opponent can't send it back.

🤩 Did you know?

Egypt was one of the earliest members of the International Tennis Federation, in 1926.
Althea Gibson won Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958.
Maureen Connolly won all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year, 1953.
At Wimbledon players wear white.

🔎 Find out more

🌟 The court

Tennis is played on different courts: hard courts, red clay courts and grass courts. On each one the ball moves at a different speed.

🔍 Keeping score

Tennis has a funny way of counting: zero, then 15, then 30, then 40, then game. Games make up a set, and sets make up the match.

💡 The serve

Every game starts with a serve: the player throws the ball up and hits it hard into the box opposite. Some players serve at more than 200 kilometers an hour!

🎯 Big tournaments

The four most famous tennis tournaments are the Australian Open, Roland Garros in France, Wimbledon in England and the US Open. The Tunisian player Ons Jabeur has shone in them.