A ball, a racket, and a net. The simplicity of tennis is one reason that its origins are difficult to pinpoint. At any one point in time, variations of the game were probably played in almost every country in the world. Some historians believe the game...

The worldwide popularity of tennis could be attributed to the various stars on the international circuit. Tennis appears to be very glamorous, but it is in fact a grueling game that requires extreme strength and stamina. Tennis has its roots in many...

Tennis is a game played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt (most of the time yellow, but can be any color or even two-tone) over a...

Bjorn Borg's possible return to tennis in an April exhibition against Jimmy Connors has bounced from baseline to baseline. A promoter said the match was set for April 10 at London's Olympia Hall. The agent for Borg, who won his last Grand Slam...

[H] Becker days here for Longwood The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships at Longwood have struggled to gain acceptance, as well as fans, for the past several years. This year, that should not be a problem. Boris Becker, winner of...

There is a spookiness about athletic genius, a strangeness that resides in subtle contrasts. Why, amid others similarly gifted, does one competitor give us goose bumps? You can talk all you want about stats, break down the biomechanics till the cows come home. Sportswriters used...

It looks like just another tennis workout as balls sail by and sometimes directly at pro instructor Tony Palafox.But the plastic cones and the rope ladder along either side of the court suggest otherwise. This is "Cardio Tennis," a group class that combines traditional tennis...

Overveiw of how tennis evolved.

This is a personal essay on why I play tennis.