Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).
View moreEach player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court.
View moreThe sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users.
View moreIt had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis.
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