TENNIS

  The modern game of tennis originated in late 19th century Birmingham, England. Most historians believe that tennis started from 12th century France, (but the ball was struck with the palm of the hand). Tennis was called ‘’ Jeu de Paume’’. Tennis was created by European monks for entertainment roles during ceremonial occasions. Louis X of France was a player of ‘’Jeu de Paume’’, which evolved into real tennis, and he became notable as the first person to construct indoor tennis courts in the modern style.

In Tennis there are many tournaments. The best four tournaments are Roland Garros(Paris ,France) Wimbledon (London, England), Us Open (New York, USA) and Australian Open (Melbourne, Australia). There are other tournaments like Masters 1000 (Madrid, Rome, Miami, Shanghai, Montreal, etc).  There are three types of courts: Hard, Clay and Grass.

Now, the best players are:

 Novak Djokovic 1º (Serbia)                                                            

Rafa Nadal  2º (Spain)                                               

Roger Federer 3º (Switzerland)

Andy Murray 4º (Scotland)




















Now, for the Olympic Games, are qualified the first four spanish players in the ranking ATP: 

Rafa Nadal(2º): He has won 10 Grand Slam singles titles (6 Roland Garros, 2 Wimbledon, 

 1 Australian Open, 1 US Open). He has also won 21 Masters 1000 and 4 Davis Cup with Spain.

 David Ferrer(6º): He has won 14 singles titles ( 8 Masters 500 and 6 Masters 250). He has been in the 4º position in 2008.  He has also won 3 Davis Cup with the national Team.

 Nicolás Almagro(12º): He has won 11 singles titles (2 Masters 500 and 9 Masters 250). He has been in the 9º position  in 2011. He has also won a Davis Cup with the national team.

 Feliciano López(16º): He has won 2 singles titles (1 master 500 and 1 master 250). He has also won 4 Davis Cup with the national team.