Tennis began in England. I truthfully don't know when, or by who, just that it was invented in England.
The server stands behind the baseline to begin a game of tennis.
In a standard tennis match, there are typically three tennis balls in play to begin the match.
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· Billy Jean King (tennis)
Rod Laver Arena is a famous tennis facility in Melbourne, Australia. It was named after the Australian tennis star Rod Laver.
The game of table tennis has its roots in lawn tennis. When lawn tennis became very popular in the 1870s & 1880s, game makers tried to emulate its' success by developing indoor versions of the game. David Foster of England introduced the first action game of tennis on a table in 1890.
· Boris Becker (tennis) · Bonnie Blair (Olympic speed skating champion) · Bjon Borg (tennis)
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