Tennis is a sport played with a racket and can be either one on one or doubles format.
I enjoy watching tennis but never tried to play it.  How long has tennis been around?
The modern version of game originated in England in the lase 19th century.
I guess that is why the sport is so popular over there.  Is that when Wimbledon started?
No but, the rules have change little since the 1890's
Do they tennis in the Olympics?
Yes it is an Olympic sport and is played by people of all ages everywhere.
I am sure most good players start playing really young.
gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. During most of the
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not