Tennis


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Arguments over the amateur status of players saw it dropped from the Olympic programme in 1922, but it returned at the Seoul 1988 Games. Some of the world’s most famous players have since become Olympic champions.

How to Play A tennis court is 23.77 metres long and 8.23 metres wide. In doubles the width id extended 1.37 metres on each side for a total width of 10.97metres. A point is scored if the oppnent is unable to to get the ball back inside the court. The scores in a game are 0, 15, 30, 40 game. Each game is when a player scores a point after they are on 40(but ahead by a point).When it is 40-40 that is called deuce and the players have to play until they get two points ahead. There are six games in a set. Men play best out of five sets and Women play best out of three sets. || include component="backlinks" page="Tennis" limit="10"