Tennis

The racket being sold at Chanel has a price tag of $255, not including tax. You might as well flush 255 one dollar bills down the toilet. Waste of money . . . Do the research!

Hitting a tennis ball incorporates nearly every muscle in your body. Power is generated in your legs and your core muscles, then transfered into your shoulders, and finally into your arms. It's just like when you punch someone; weight transfer throughout the entire body generates the force.

Yes, she got married to the French showjumper Thibault Hutin in Paris yesterday (11.12.2010).

Rod Laver with 184 singles titles. Federer doesn't even come close - he has won only 53 titles. Martina Navratilovawon 167 women's singles titles, i believe that this is the record

The net should be 3' (36") or 91.5cm at the center strap, and 3'6" (42") or 106.5cm at the post.

You can stand your racquet on the ground for reference.

The Australian Open is held in January, during the middle of the Australian summer.

it is made of a vinyl tape that is nailed into the clay.

Half inch

Ball games can be traced back to ancient times and the earliest representations can be found in carvings in Egyptian temples dating from 1500BC. The Ancient Egyptians and the people that followed actually played ball games as part of their religious ceremonies. These traditions and the whole concept of the ball game spread into Europe in the 8th century, the influence spread by the Moors whose Empire reached into Southern France. Christian Monks became interested in the religious rites of the Moors and were the first Europeans to play the ball game that was to become tennis. The earliest version of the game was called 'La Soule' where players would hit a ball to each other using either their hands or a stick.
Tennis originated from the Romans.
Tennis originated in Europe in the late 1800s.

The "Battle of the Sexes" started with Bobby Riggs taunting female tennis players that they weren't as good as men in the 1970's, when the so-called "women's liberation movement" had reached its peak. Seeing an opportunity to make money, Bobby challenged Billie Jean King to a regulation tennis match in a first-of-its-kind, worldwide television broadcast. Spectators were split in their feelings about the match, with most men siding with the chauvinstic Bobby, while most women sided with Billie, and most agreeing that it was a lopsided match since Bobby was in his 50's and retired, while Billie was still a touring pro in her 20's. The 3-out-of-5 set match (n.b., normally, women play only 2-out-of-3 sets) was won in 3 sets by Billie Jean King. The win galvanized the women's movement, especially within the tennis circuit, as Billie had proven that women (eventually) earned the right to be treated and paid as equals to the men, although many believe that "equitable" would have been better, since most professional women's tennis tournaments still play only 2-out-3-sets, while the men play 3-out-of-5. Today, the concept of a "Battle of the Sexes" would not have as much meaning or spectator interest, though they are still held as exhibitions, usually for charitable causes.

the area that you serve into is the same as in singles. The server may stand anywhere in between the center mark and the doubles sideline

Roger Federer's racquet has 24 - 28 kg (50-60 lbs) recommended tension, depending on his opponent, court conditions, weather, altitude, humidity, etc.

For matches, he (as well as other players) will have several racquets in his bag with varied tensions. Like racquet choice, string tension is a very personal decision.

He has mentioned how on hard courts and grass courts (although opponents can cause this to vary), he prefers his string tension to be higher, which offers more control (grass and hard courts are the fastest courts).

There is no official name for that shot. It is generally considered a layup, depending on how they shoot the ball.

At the 2010 Wimbledon tournament, John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut in the first round. It was the longest recorded tennis match on record, lasting a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes, and being played on three consecutive days (6/22/10 - 6/24/10) before it was completed. The fifth set of the match was by far the longest in history, taking over 8 hours to complete, with Isner finally winning it 70-68.

While opinions may vary, the main reason women athletes are paid less than male athletes is because the amount of revenue generated by male athletes. Male sports bring in more ratings on television which in turn bring out bigger sponsors who are willing to spend more money to endorse the team or product.

If you mean the famous grand-slam tournament then yes but the city also has it's own football team: "Wimbledon FC"

Tennis originated in the late 19th century in england.(between 1873 to 1900)

mosr historians believed that the game's ANCIENT ORIGIN LAY IN 12TH CENTURY

FRANCE.where a ball was truck with the palm of the hand.

LOUIS X OF FRANCE was a keen player of the gamewhich involved into real tennis and he became notables as the person who constructed indoor tennis court in the modern style.

LOUIS was un happy with playing tennis outdoor and accordingly had indoors enclosed court made in PARIS 'AROUND AND END 13TH' century.

In due course this design spread across europe.

Unfortunately,in JUNE 1316 at vincennes,valde-marne and following a particular exhausting game.

LOUIS drank lots of wine and died.

The four major tennis tournaments are played on different surfaces. The US Open is played on a Hard Court, French Open is on Clay, Wimbledon is played on grass, and the Australian Open is played also played on a hard court.

Sure. But it will do them little good, as you need your body-weight behind the racquet (in other words holding it) to redirect the ball back into the oppositions court.

And I believe there is a matter of a "misconduct fine" imposed on the "thrower" so, as long as you are willing to pay that (say $5 - 10,000.00) for the infraction; go ahead and toss it. I am of course referring to professional play.

Yes, you can. If you have an arm and a racket it's possible. But of course there will be some 'fallout'. If it's a casual game with a friend you may loose a pal. If your playing in a real competition you will probably be asked to leave the court. As in the case of McEnroe and Wimbledon, you will be asked to leave and not return.

So it all comes down to choices and consequences. If you don't care if you are in good standing with the rest of the world, by all means, throw that racket.

Yes he has, once in 2009, beating Robin Soderling from Sweden 6-1 7-6 6-4 in the final.