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When did tennis start?
Tennis, golf, bowling and table tennis are also called the four gentlemen's sports in the world. Its origin can be traced back to France in12-13rd century. At that time, a game of hitting the ball with the palm was popular among missionaries. The method is that two people separate a rope in the open space and beat the ball made of cloth and hair with their palms. This movement not only prevailed in monasteries, but also appeared in French courts. When French King Louis X was in power, this kind of recreational tennis was often played in the court. 1358- 1360, this ancient aristocratic tennis was introduced to Britain from France. Edward III was very interested in tennis and ordered the construction of an indoor court in the palace. At that time, the racket face was changed to sheepskin, and the ball was changed from cloth to leather. The size and weight of the ball are not recorded in detail. /kloc-racquet with strings was invented in the 0/5th century./kloc-indoor tennis became the national sport of France in the 0/6th century. Since then, ancient indoor tennis has its own rules, and it has developed well in Europe, especially in Britain.

Modern tennis originated in England. 1873, inspired by badminton, M. winfield, a British major who can play ancient tennis, designed an outdoor tennis game for both men and women. At that time, it was called Sphairistike (meaning the technique of hitting the ball). 1875, with the popularity of this sport on the figure-eight court, the All England Gateball Club set up a lawn tennis court next to the gateball court. Subsequently, the authoritative organizer of ancient tennis, Mary Bourne Cricket Club, formulated a series of rules for this sport. Since then, lawn tennis has officially replaced Judicial Tektronix. From 65438 to 0877, several lawn tennis clubs were established in Wimbledon, a suburb of London, England, and lawn tennis was further developed in Britain. In July of the same year, the first lawn tennis championship was held, that is, the first Wimbledon tennis tournament. Henry Jones, together with two other people, made brand-new rules for this competition, and he acted as the referee himself. At that time, the stadium was rectangular, 23.77 meters long and 8.23 meters wide, and it has not changed. The service line is 7.92 meters away from the net, and the height of the center of the net is 0.99 meters. When serving, the server can stand with one foot in front of the end line and the other foot behind the end line, without losing points when making mistakes. Use the scoring method of ancient indoor tennis 0, 15, 30, 45. It can be said that Henry Jones is the founder of modern tennis.