who- French monks started tennis. when- 11th & 12th century. where- France, 900 years ago.
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.
Answer:Tennis was originally called Lawn Tennis. From the area where the game was played. It has connections to all field/lawn type games and is derived from the game of "real tennis" or "royal tennis" sometimes referred to as the sport of kings. The term has been around since about the 12th century to distinguish it from the ancient games.
Tennis has been around for 7000 years.
Road Tennis was started on the island of Barbados
Modern tennis can trace its roots to a variety of games, centuries ago, but, most notably, the French game, "Jeu de Paume" (i.e., "Game of Palm"). The modern game of tennis started around the late 1800's in Britain, and evolved into the game as it is, today. For further information, refer to the Wikipedia link, below. Tennis is played in virtually every country and island nation.
Modern tennis can trace its roots to a variety of games, centuries ago, but, most notably, the French game, "Jeu de Paume" (i.e., "Game of Palm"). The modern game of tennis started around the late 1800's in Britain, and evolved into the game as it is, today. For further information, refer to the Wikipedia link, below. Tennis is played in virtually every country and island nation.
Modern tennis can trace its roots to a variety of games, centuries ago, but, most notably, the French game, "Jeu de Paume" (i.e., "Game of Palm"). The modern game of tennis started around the late 1800's in Britain, and evolved into the game as it is, today. For further information, refer to the Wikipedia link, below. Tennis is played in virtually every country and island nation.
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Lawn Tennis started in Wales in 1873
The Romans made up the game tennis but they used wooden tennis rackets.