History Of Tennis The Tennis Fan Don't Miss It.

The history of tennis goes all the way back to ancient Egypt and Persia where pictures indicate a type of game in which a ball was stroked1) over a net was played. The history of modern tennis officially began in 19th century Britain with a man named Major Walter Wingfield.

What a Name for a Game

“Hey, how about a game of sphairistike?”
Fortunately the game survived but the name did not. Major Wingfield chose sphairistike, a Greek word meaning “ball game,” for the game he sought to patent in 1874. Much of Wingfield’s “invention” was based on a game played in 13th Century France called jeu de paume—literally “game of the palm.” This game was played indoors by hitting a ball over a net with a bare hand. The game was a popular recreation among monks in their monasteries.

Jeu de Paume evolved into a game called real tennis or royal tennis that became popular among French royalty. In the early 1500s, the French monarch, Francis I even had a royal tennis court built on his personal battleship.

The father of tennis

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"Tennis" the name also apparently and "jeu DE paume" quite have the origin. The French before drive will shout "Tenetz!" (editor's note: this word and tennis English written as "tennis" very similar), meaning "be careful!"

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