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2. U.S. Open
It is the second oldest tournament after II. Can you identify these
46 Match point Wimbledon. The U.S. Open is played on hard players? Using the clue

court. It is organised in New York, USA and is box write the correct
Tennis is one of the most popular individual sports in the world. Let us learn a usually played in late August. The championship letters for their names.

little more about it. was first played in the year 1881. 1

About the game
3. French Open
In tennis, the player uses a racket to hit a ball over a net into the opponent’s 2
court. The ball must be kept in play and can only bounce one time on the court It is held in Paris, France every year from late

surface before the opponent strikes the ball back over the net. May to early June. It is played on clay court
so one can see a lot of sliding and gliding on
Tennis is often played with one player per side (singles) or with two players per the court.
side (doubles).

In 1988, tennis was added to the Olympics as an official sport.
4. Australian Open
It is played in January of each year at Melbourne 3
The 4 major tennis tournaments are known as Grand Slams. They are: Park in Melbourne, Australia. It is played on hard
1. Wimbledon court surface. It was the first Grand Slam to 4

This grass court tennis Grand Slam is the oldest of all the four tennis events. feature indoor play during wet weather or very
It is held from late June to early July. It is held at the all England Club in hot conditions.
Wimbledon, London. It is the most prestigious tennis tournament and
attracts over 5,00,000 spectators every year. I. Read the following definitions of some tennis
terms and name them.

1. A serve that the receiving tennis player is unable
The Tennis Court to return. A

The basic area where tennis is played is 2. When the score in a tennis game is 40:40 5
called the court. The standard tennis court D C
is 78 feet long and 27 feet wide for single
matches. For doubles the width is increased 3. One point away to win the tennis game.
to 36 feet. There are 3 main types of tennis • Hard court: It includes surfaces like G E P N
court surfaces. Each surface allows for a wood, asphalt and astroturf. They are 4. Zero points in a tennis game. L E
different style of play. a fast court that gives a good bounce to
the ball. 5. A shot where the ball is hit by the player’s racket
before the ball hits the ground. V L E
• Clay: They are slow surface because a. Roger Federer
tennis balls loose speed when they 6. When the players hit the ball back and forth to
hit this surface. It helps in long tennis each other while the ball is landing in play. b. Martina Navratilova
rallies. R L Y c. Novak Djokovic

• Grass: They are fast like the hard 7. The way a tennis player holds his racket G P d. Andre Agassi
courts, but the grass can be uneven and 8. A stroke made by drawing the racket across and e. Rafael Nadal
cause the ball to bounce quite often. in front of the player’s body. B K A D

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