The history of tennis (part 1)

By the middle of the 14th century,  a poet from France introduced this kind of ball games in the Frech Palace, as a Royal pastime for noble men and women. To play this game at that time, the venue was the Palace Hall, no nets and no rackets, balls are made with a cloth after the round tied with rope. Bounded by a rope from the site in the form of a Chinese character, use their hands as bats, lost his ball on the line to throw around, called Tennez in French, in English called "Take it! Play ", meaning:" seize! Lost in the past ", today the" tennis (Tennis), the phrase "that comes from this. Before long, wooden rackets was used instead of the hands of bat.

Early 16th century, this ball game was France nationals found that heart begin to model out of curiosity, soon spread to major cities, while refined appliances. Ball manufacturing more durable, the beat from plank to parchment, surface area enlarged, also lengthened grip handle. Venues middle rope, increase the numerous short hanging ropes to the ground, balls from under the rope passed by, clearly noticing. Later France King Louis forbade and provided it was the prerogative of Royal game.

Early 17th century, the site was no longer used in the middle rope curtain, and uses small square NET, net better than curtains, beats using a thread instead of nets, elastic and light. France Court to make such a game, the stadium placed next to a gold vessel, each race has been completed, in the audience to put money into tray, as the winner of the prize. This intention was good at first, then gradually evolved into a kind of gambling. At the beginning of the number is still small, over time betting bigger and bigger, and some even lose, so disputes happen frequently, France the King then banned again for this game, the main reason for this is tennis in the early 18th century decline.

In 1358 ~1360, this ball game introduced to the United Kingdom. United Kingdom Kings aidehuasanshi interested in this special, ordered the Palace built within an indoor stadium. Since then, the tennis began in the United Kingdom pop, becoming United Kingdom entertainment activities of the upper class, so there are "noble sport" James said. This popular mainly during indoor tennis. On September 29, 1793, in the United Kingdom of a sports magazine, "tennis venues" holistically.

Modern tennis history is generally began in 1873. That year, Englishman Walter cloton Wingfield early tennis game to improve, make it a summer sports activities carried out on the lawn, and was named "lawn tennis". The same year also published a booklet on the theme of the lawn tennis, to publicize and promote such activities. Winfield is known as the "founder of modern tennis". Tennis has become an indoor and outdoor sports.

At the same time in the United Kingdom established around Tennis Club. In 1875, established the English Tennis Club. The Club built the first tennis court in the world, and in 1877 was held the English lawn tennis men's singles championship, later famous Wimbledon. Extensive tennis and games become more frequent, there is no uniform rules of course is not acceptable. So in 1876, by some parts of the famous tennis club representatives, met to study and discuss the development of an all-British uniform rules of tennis. After repeated consultations, representatives of parties had come to playing tennis venue, equipment, and competitions and achieved a convergence of views, and forms a uniform rule. Roughly after 1878, United Kingdom most Tennis Club were gradually under the new play activity training and match.