Tennis courts 'R' Us
Tennis came from London in 1850 when Goodyear invented vulcanization process for rubber and players began to experiment with using rubber balls on grass courts. In 1874 the first tennis courts in the United States appeared. By 1882 the rules for the game were set.
Atlanta has the most public courts per capita.
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No. They used to play on grass. They then switched to clay. Then to hard courts. A trivia question is what did Jimmy Conners do that no one will probably ever do again? It's winning the US Open on grass, clay and hard courts.
US Open
Australian Open (Hard Court) French Open (Clay Court) Wimbledon (Grass) US Open (Hard Courts)
Actually there are THREE levels of federal courts. US District Courts - US Courts of Appeal - US Supreme Court.
US District Courts ...US Courts of Appeal ...
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