Now they come in several colors, with yellow being the preferable color of choice. Racket frames, which previously had a standard size and shape were suddenly manufactured in different sizes, materials, and shapes.
The most important achievement was the emergence of metal frames which started in and the oversized heads which were also manufactured in The rackets also improved quite considerably, too. Until the s, the rackets were primarily made of wood. Then newly improved materials evolved and were starting to get used, this added more power while still reducing the weight as well. The materials being used were like graphite, titanium, carbon, steel, etc.
In the early s, the principle of tie break had to be introduced, to stop indefinite going on of sets.
If the score got to 6 all, then the first player to win 7 points wins the set. Despite its absence from the Olympics, tennis still went through some landmark achievements, like the Grand Slam in the s, which refers to the winning of the four major tournaments, namely, the French Open, the Australian Open, the US Open, and Wimbledon.
Amateurism ended in , with the start of the Open era, where the sport became more professional and structured. S doubles champion in Great Britain was the only country that challenged the first year, but they got defeated by the United States, with Davis the legend himself playing on the team that won.
No challenges held in , but a strong British team in that included the Doherty brothers went to represent Britain in America. The United States defended their trophy, but the next year, the Doherty brothers assisted Britain in winning the cup, which was retained the next three years.
The final observations brought by Wingfield led to the adoption of the use of a rubber ball, which could bounce well on the grass. By the year , a wooden frame racquet strung with sheep gut was in common use, as was a cork-cored ball weighing around three ounces. Only a handful of such courts remain. The net is five feet high on the ends, but three feet in the middle, creating a pronounced droop. An outdoor game was, of course, completely different from an indoor game played off walls, so several new sets of rules were formulated.
In , Major Walter C. Wingfield patented in London the equipment and rules for a game very similar to modern tennis. In the same year, the first tennis courts appeared in the United States. By the following year, equipment sets had been sold for use in Russia, India, Canada, and China.
Croquet was highly popular at this time, and the smooth croquet courts proved readily adaptable for tennis. Only 22 players entered the Mens Singles, which was the only event. Spectators paid a mere one shilling to watch the finals. The first winner of this mens event in the tennis history of Wimbledon was Spencer Gore. They would dominate Wimbledon for a decade, winning all but and championships between them in the history of tennis.
Overhead smash is a shot played above the head, hitting the ball downwards, hard and fast into your opponents side of the court. It is held at Newport, Rhode Island. There are only 13 participants. Mens doubles was also introduced for the first time in the history of tennis. Championships are open to women for the first time. Lottie Dod wins her first Wimbledon Ladies Singles Lottie win her first singles match with only 15 years.
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