Tennis Case Study

Question 1

Pre industrial sport

Answer 1

• real tennis/ exclusively upper class
• male dominated
• no issues with law and order
• literate gentry established complex rules
• upper class had time to play
• UP had money to afford facilities
• UP had horse and carriage to travel to other courts
• wagering involved

Question 2

• post industrial tennis

Answer 2

• lawn tennis invented by the middle class
• an amateur game
• played by upper and middle class
• summer game
• clubs were established by the middle class
• the first Wimbledon in 1877, 22 competed 200 spectating
• allowed middle class women to get a bit of freedom
• written rules and LTA setup

Question 3

20th century tennis

Answer 3

• AstroTurf course titanium racquets, game less social
• began to get British Wimbledon champions
• there was no prize money as it was amateur

Question 4

21st century tennis

Answer 4

• LTA working on broadening it’s appeal
• there are now big professional events for men and women
• drug abuse began
• Andy Murray major influence