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Teat 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Jue de paume

A

Game of the hand

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2
Q

Credited with the origin of court tennis

A

France

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3
Q

Modern tennis began where

A

Victorian england

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4
Q

What game did major Walter Wingfield create

A

Spharistike

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5
Q

What was shape of wingfield’s original court

A

Hourglass

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6
Q

What organization governs US tennis games

A

United States tennis Association

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7
Q

What was the United States tennis Association originally called

A

US national lawn tennis Association

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8
Q

The first tennis tournament occurred in what year

A

1877

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9
Q

When was the ladies championship introduced

A

1884

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10
Q

What is the international team competition called

A

The Davis cup

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11
Q

When was the standard that height set

A

1882

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12
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What is the standard net height

A

3 feet in the center and 3 1/2 feet on the sides

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13
Q

How much taller are the sides of the net then the center

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6 inches

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14
Q

What are the four tournaments in the grand slam championship called

A

The Australian open, the French open, Wimbledon, in the U.S. Open

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15
Q

Where is the Australian open played

A

Melbourne

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16
Q

What is the surface of the Australian open court

A

Hardcourt/rebound ace

17
Q

Where is the French Open played

A

Paris

18
Q

What is the surface of the French open court

A

Clay

19
Q

Where is the Wimbleton tournament played

A

England

20
Q

What is the Wimbledon Court surface

A

Grass

21
Q

Where is the US open played

A

Flushing Meadows

22
Q

What material is used in the U.S. Open court

A

Hard court

23
Q

How many points to win the game

A

Four

24
Q

How many games to win a set

A

Six

25
Q

How many sets does it take to win the match

A

Two

26
Q

What does love mean

A

Zero points

27
Q

What is 15

A

One point

28
Q

What does 30

A

Two points

29
Q

What does 40

A

Three points

30
Q

A score of 40–40 is called

A

Deuce

31
Q

When the server has the advantage i.e. Won the deuce point

A

Add in

32
Q

When the return won the deuce point

A

Add out

33
Q

What is the difference between normal and no – add scoring

A

Whoever wins the deuce wins the game

34
Q

When do you play a tiebreaker

A

When the game count of the set 6 to 6

35
Q

How does one win a tiebreaker

A

He has to either get seven points first or win by two points

36
Q

Who scored do you say first

A

The servers

37
Q

When do you switch sides

A

When the game count adds up to an odd number

38
Q

Determines who starts where

A

Spin the racquet

39
Q

What kind of monks invented the game of tennis

A

French

Tennis (2 decks)

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