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2008[edit]
May[edit]
The DFS Classic is a Tier III tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Held since 1982, the tournament is played on outdoor grass courts. It is seen as a major warm up tournament for The Championships, Wimbledon and a sister tournament to the men's Queen's Club Championships.
April[edit]
Real tennis is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis, or tennis, is descended. It is also known as jeu de paume in France, "court tennis" in the United States, and "royal tennis" in Australia.
March[edit]
The Chennai Open has been India's largest tennis event since 1997. This is one of two ATP Tour tennis events in India (the other being the Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open which is held in Mumbai) and it is held in Chennai, India. The event was started in 1996 as the Gold Flake Open. After starting out in April, it was moved to the first week of January in 2000.
February[edit]
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam titles.
January[edit]
A volley in tennis is a shot that is hit before the ball bounces on the ground. Generally a player hits a volley while standing near the net, although there are instances where it is executed farther back, in the middle of the tennis court or even near the baseline. The primary objective of the volley is to go on the offensive, cutting the opponent's reaction time.
2007[edit]
December[edit]
Tennis was one of just seven sports contested at the Games of the I Olympiad, the first iteration of the Modern Olympics, held in Athens, Greece, in 1896, and provided 13 of the Games' 241 participating athletes; the tennis competition comprised a men's singles and a men's doubles event played across four days on grass surfaces at the Athens Lawn Tennis Club and Neo Phaliron Velodrome.
November[edit]
Rod Laver Arena is a part of the Melbourne Park complex located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and current venue for the Australian Open in tennis. In January 1992, it was named after legendary tennis player Rod Laver, the only person ever to win the Grand Slam twice. The arena was finished in 1988 with seating capacity for 14 820 and currently attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year.
The Arena features a retractable roof allowing competitors to continue play during rain or extreme heat. It is the centrepiece of Melbourne Park's Tennis Centre, and besides tennis, the arena hosts motorbike super-crosses, music concerts, conferences, World Wrestling Entertainment events since 2003, and ballets.
October[edit]
A tennis ball is the yellow or white bouncing ball designed for the sport of tennis, designed similarly to a baseball, though they differ in color, weight and composition. Modern regulation tennis balls are kept under pressure (approximately two atmospheres) until initially used. This is one of the pieces of equipment used in tennis.
Modern tennis balls are generally made in a yellow or white color, which are the only colors approved by the USTA and ITF. Tennis balls must conform to certain criteria for size, weight, deformation, and bounce criteria to be approved for regulation play.