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.