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PHYSICALEDUCATIONT
LEARNING PACKET# 3
TENNIS
INSTRUCTIONS
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INTRODUCTION
Tennis is among the most popular sports in the
United States.It is played by amateursand professionals,children and adultsowomen and men.It can
be played for sheerenjoyment or in fiercely competitivetournaments,suchasthe famousDavis Cup,
Wightman Cup and the Wimbledon tournament.
Like badmintonoit requires agility, speedand almostcontinuousmotion on the part of the player.It
is often recommendedas a good meansof aerobic
exercise.
HISTORY OF TENNIS
The gamethat we know as "tennis" today (officially known
as "lawn tennis") was createdby a British citizen,MajorWalter
C. Wingfield, who introduced the game to Britain in 1873. The
following year saw the introduction of the already-populargameto America.
However,the real history of tennis apparentlygoesback far beyond Major Wingfield's
day.A version of tennis was played in ancient Greeceand in Francein the 1400s.
The first tennis tournament was played at Wimbledon in England in 1877. While
Wimbledon is still consideredthe most famous and prestigioustennis tournamentin the
world, the Davis Cup andWightman Cup tournamentsare alsoimportant annualevents.
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HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED
A tennis game always startswith the serve.The
server standsbehind the base line on the right
side of the court. The ball is tossedinto the air
and hit diagonally across the net into the
opponent's court. The opponentthen has to hit
the ball after the first bounce,and return it back
acrossthe net to the server.
A "fault" is committed when the serverhits the net with the ball or when the ball is hit
outside the service court. The secondtime a server tries to serve and fails, "a double
fault" occurs.The opponentautomatically gains a point after a double fault.
Faults can also occur when the servertouchesthe baseline or any other part of the court
with his/her feet while serving.
A "let ball" is a servethat touchesthe net but landsin the correctplace.This type of ball
doesnot count; the servermust serveagain.
A ball that touchesthe net during play is calleda"netball." Net balls arelegal andmust
be played.
Once the first point is made, the server then
servesfrom behind the left baseline. The server
continuesuntil the opponentwins the serve or
until a fault occurs.
The first point in a tennisgameis 15,the second
is 30 andthe third is 40. The final score(or fourth
point) is the GAME POINT.
A player must scorefour points in order to win a
game.In a tie garrue,
both sidesor players may
scorethreepoints, or 40-40 (a 'DEUCE"). If a
playeror sidewins two morepoints after adeuce,
the gameis won.
The "AD" or ADVANTAGE is the first point
scoredafter the deuce.When both players score
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a point after a deuce,the gamereturns to 40-40 again.
The score"LOVE" means zero.If a game
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has the score30-1ove.it meansthe scoreis t a E !
30 to zero. Nobody knows why the term
"love" is used in tennis, but it is generally -I- -\believedto have originated from the French
word "l'ouve," which means"egg." An egg
is round like a circle" henceits association
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A SET meansthat one sideor playerhaswon six games.The winner of the setmust win
by two games.A MATCH meansthat two out of three setshave been won.
PLAYING TECHNIQUES
THE SERVE
There are four typesof servesin tennis: the flat serye,the slice
serve.the kick serveandtheAmericantwist. While the slice is
the most common and effective serve,all four types of serves
demanda controlledtossand good follow-through.
To executethe serveproperly,the playerraisesthe racquetback
to a point where it reachesover his or her right shoulder.The
player's elbow is kept straightin the air. The proper stanceis
straight, not bent at the waist. The ball is then tossedup into
the air. As the ball comesdown, the servermovesforward and
strikesthe ball with the racquet,driving it over the net toward
the other player or players.
FOREHAND DRIVE
This move is one of the two main strokesused for returning the ball after one bounce.
When the ball approachesthe player's racquet-handside, the forehand drive is usedbasically, as a way of blocking the ball. The wrist maintains a firm position and keeps
the racquetface open.All contactwith the ball shouldtake place in front of the player's
bodv.
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BACKHANDDRIVE
This move is the other main stroke used to return a ball after
one bounce.In the backhanddrive, the ball goes to the opposite sideof the racquethand.The player movesthe arm across
the body and,aswith the forehanddrive, maintainsa firm wrist
and elbow.Again, contact with the ball is madein front of the
player'sbody.
VOLLEY
The famous Martina Navratilova once offered this advice about the volley: "Keep it
short and simple." The player's knees should be bent and legs slightly apart while the
weight of the body is forward. The elbows should be turned in toward the body as the
body pivots and the shoulderturns toward the ball.
The power of the volley comesnot from the swing, but from a firm wrist, good timing
and the ability to keep one's body weight forward.
LOB
The lob featuresa short backswing, zn open racquet face and an upward motion. The
follow-through on this shotis shorterthan on other shots.The goal of the lob is to hit the
ball over the opponentosheadin order to drive him/trer back in the court.
SLICE
The forehand and backhandslices are used to make
the ball spin and bouncecrookedly. In the forehand
slice,the player's shouldersshouldturn asthe racquet
is broughtback abovethe level of the ball. The racquet
headis tilted upward at this point, while the player's
weight is kept forward. Ideally, the follow-through
on this shot is kept short.
In the backhandslice, the player turns as the racquet
is brought back abovethe level of the ball. The wrist
is kept stiff as contactwith the ball occursin front of
the player's body.
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EQUIPMENTAND CLOTHING
Tennis is usually played in loose-fitting shortsfor men or short skirts for women. Athletic shoesare neededto bracethe feet and anklesduring violent maneuvers.Light polo
shirts or blousesare wom to provide freedom of movement.
TENNIS NOTESAND NEWS
As 1997ended,peoplehad good reasonfor sayingthat PeteSamprasmight be the greatest player in tennis history. Samprashad finished atop the official AIP tour rankingsfor
a fifth straight year.But 1998 did not follow the expectedscript. Four different players
won the four 1998 Slams! Peteregainedsome of his form in L999,but it was clearly
Agassi who becamethe player to beat.
L999 Grand Slam Champions
Men
Women
Australian Championships
French Championships
Wimbledon Championships
United StatesChampionships
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Andre Agassi
PeteSampras
Andre Agassi
Martina Hingis
Steffi Graf
Lindsay Davenport
SerenaWilliams
T\e 1999Wimbledonmen'ssinglesmatchfeaturedPeteSampras
and Andre Agassi.SamprascameaWaywith the win,6-3,6-4,
7-5, but Agassi regainedhis Number One world ranking.
On the women's side, tearswere clearly visible in the eyesof
Lindsay Davenport, the Number 3 seed,who seemedto have
trouble believing she'd actually won her first Wimbledon title
by beatingseven-timechampionSteffi Graf 6-4,7-5.
Tennisis also an Olympic sport. 1996
Atlanta Olympic Gold Medalists included Andre Agassi and Lindsay
Davenport both from the United
States.
Tennisis an exciting sport to play and to watch. Keep current
with this ever-popularsportby visiting thesetennis web sites:
http ://www.atptour.com/
http://www.ncaa.org/champs/m_tennis/
http ://www.tennisserver.
com/
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STUDENT RESPONSEPACKET
TENNIS
NAME
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WHATTO DO
The following questionswill help you to have a greaterappreciationand understanding
of tennis. Write your answersin the spacesbelow the questions.If there is not enough
room, write on the backs of thesesheets.Be neat, spell correctly,and write in complete
sentences.
1.
What are the physical benefits of playing tennis?
2.
What is "a fault" in tennis?
3.
What is a "let ball?" a"net ball?"
4.
When and where was tennis first played?
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5.
Name the four types of servesin tennis.
6.
What is the tennis volley and how is it executed?
7.
What doesthe score"love" mean in tennis?
8.
What does "a set" in tennis mean?
9.
What is the first point in a tennis score?
10.
What comprises"a matcho'in tennis?
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