Tennis Flashcards
Tennis since its beginning has always been a __________ sport of _______
Gentlemen’s finesse
it was more of an ____________ sport like ________
Upperclass proper
the only color clothing you could wear was
White
England was famous for which courts
Grass
Australia was famous for which courts
Clay
In the _____________, indoor courts are made of __________
USA, Rubber
What are hard courts?
Cement courts
Rackets were _____________, and heavy and bulky. What are they made of now?
Wooden, aluminum, graphite, and Kevlar carbon fiber.
Kevlar carbon fiber are what ______________ are made of. They are ____________, and ______________
Bullets, very strong, lightweight
When a good tennis ball is hit it is usually at ________________
100 miles per hour
A good tennis match could last at least _ hours
3
There are _ games in a set, you need to win _ set(s) in order to win a match.
6, 2
True or false: a person serves the whole game until a winner is awarded and then the opponent serves
True
True or false: with every serve, you get two tries to get it over the net, and if you don’t get it over the net after the second try, the opponent is awarded a point and you continue to serve
True
The first _ points on each side are worth _ points each,
After the first _ points of _ each, points of _ are given
2,15,2,15,10
