TENNIS
Israel Blázquez Rubia
Daniel del Pozo Calvo
Félix González Herrero
INDEX
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
2. FAMOUS PERSONALITY
3. COMPETITION
4. FISICAL DEMANDS
5. EQUIPMENT
6. RULES
7. FUN FACTS
8. WOMENS
1.GENERAL INFORMATION
Tennis is a racket sport that is played individually
against a single opponent (singles) or two players
each (doubles).
Tennis is an Olympic sport
The original forms of tennis developed in France
during the late Middle Ages.
Tennis is played by millions of players and is a
popular worldwide spectator sport.
2. FAMOUS PERSONALITY
Rafael Nadal: He is
considered the best Spanish
tennis player in history and
one of the best of all time. He
was born in Manacor
(Mallorca) in 1986 and is the
best clay court tennis player
in history
2. FAMOUS PERSONALITY
Novak Djokovic: He is a
player born in Serbia in
1987 and is considered
the best hard court
tennis player in history
and one of the best of
all time.
2. FAMOUS PERSONALITY
Carlos Alcaraz: Carlos Alcaraz is
a Spanish professional tennis
player, born in 2003, who is ,for
the moment, in second position
in the ATP ranking. He is the
current champion of the
Wimbledon Championship. It is
the great promise of the
moment.
2. FAMOUS PERSONALITY
Roger Federer: Born in 1981 in
Switzerland, Roger Federer is
considered the best grass
court tennis player in history
and one of the best of all
time. He retired in 2022
because knee problems.
3.COMPETITION
The Grand Slam of tennis is made up of the four
major official tournaments of the international
circuit organized by the International Tennis
Federation. They are the following:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia
Roland Garros in Paris, France
Wimbledon in London, United Kingdom
US Open in New York, USA
3.COMPETITION
The Australian Open is played in January in
Melbourne (January 15-29 in 2023). Is played in hard
court or grass
3.COMPETITION
Roland Garros has been played since the end of May
in Paris (May 28-June 11 in 2023). It has been played
in red clay
3.COMPETITION
Wimbledon is played between the months of June
and July in Wimbledon, London (July 3-16, 2023). Is
played in grass
3.COMPETITION
The US Open has been played since the end of August in
New York (August 18-September 9 in 2023). grass (1881-1974),
clay (1975-1977) and hard court (1978 to present)
4. FISICAL DEMANDS
They are eight phyisical demands:
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Efficient movement
Strength
Power
4. FISICAL DEMANDS
Endurance
Dynamic balance
Agility
Co-ordination
5. EQUIPMENT
For this sport you need:
T-shirt
Shorts and Skirt
Special shoes
Rackets
Balls
6.RULES
The objective of the game is to hit a ball with the racket in such
a way that it bounces on the other court, passing over a net,
within the limits marked by the lines
It could be play by 1 vs 1 or dobles
The ball can only bounce once before
being hit.
The players can’t touch the net during
a point dispute.
6.RULES
The rectangular court is divided into two fields that measure
11.89 m x 10.97 m in the case of double matches or 11.89 m x
8.23 m in the case of 1 vs 1.
6.RULES
TIn tennis, each point is counted as 0,
15, 30, 40 and the next point, the game
is over. In the event of a 40-40 tie, a
player as to to win two points in a row
to win that game. The objective of the
match is win 6 games to win a set. The
matches can be either 3 sets or 5 sets.
7. FUN FACTS
The origin of the tennis term “love” is unknown.
During a match, a player on average runs 3 miles
Before tennis players used rackets, people would use the
palm of their hands to hit the ball back and forth over the net
Venus and Serena Williams were the first ever set of sisters to
win Olympic gold medals in tennis
7. FUN FACTS
The first Wimbledon was played in 1877. It is also the first of the
four “Grand Slams” to be founded.
The longest tennis match took 11 hours and 5 minutes to
complete. It was played between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut.
Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win the US Open.
1972 is the year when The Association of Tennis Professionals was
formed.
8. WOMENS
Garbiñe Muguruza, she is a Spanish-
Venezuelan tennis player whose most
notable achievements are two Grand Slam
championships, Roland Garros 2016 and
Wimbledon 2017; a participation in the 2016
Rio Olympic Games and having reached
number 1 in the WTA ranking.
8. WOMENS
The Williams sisters are two
American professional tennis players:
Venus Williams (b. 1980), seven-time
Grand Slam title winner, and Serena
Williams (b. 1981), twenty-three-time
Grand Slam title winner, both trained
from an early age by his parents
Richard Williams and Oracene Price.
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