The United States Tennis Association (USTA)

As a Professional Tennis Coach I want my students to be the best they can be in tennis, i use that mentality to try their hardest in everything they do. I also want to create future tennis pro’s, by training them everyday they can develop their game to get at least a college scholarship.

Gender inequality in professional tennis is a real and alarming issue, from the pay gap between mens' and womens' tennis players to the low media coverage of women's professional tennis. This issue even goes as far as how differently tennis commentators discuss and analyze mens tennis as opposed to how they discuss and analyze womens tennis. When commentators discuss men's tennis they solely focus on the skill of the players, but when they discuss women's tennis they place more importance on the appearance of the female players, rather than their skill. This instance of gender inequality in professional tennis is further exacerbated by the differences in advertisements for male tennis players and female tennis players. The advertisements involving male tennis players display their athleticism and tennis abilities, whereas the advertisements including female tennis players are appearance-focused, with the females often wearing little clothing. This is corroborated by the popular belief that focusing on the physical appearance of female athletes is the only way in which generating money from women's professional sports is distinctly possible (Fink, 2015, p. 338). Female professional tennis players train just as hard as the men do, thus the gender inequality that exists in the sport is not necessarily a result of how women perform on the court. It is rather a result of how society perceives women playing in professional sports overall, which the mass media is partially to blame

Tennis is a social game. It is also common so finding someone who has at least tried the sport is pretty easy. There are many places that have a tennis court. Many subdivisions that have a clubhouse have a tennis court. Many parks have tennis courts. A lot of schools have a tennis court, usually high schools and colleges but some middle schools have a couple of courts. There are a lot of tennis clubs where you can take classes, play casually, enlist in tournaments, etc. Often time you can go with a friend and play together, however not everyone has friends that likes the game. In cases like this you can join a local tennis tournament or club, most don’t have an age requirement or a skill requirement so if you're the best of the best or the worst in the world you can still have fun and enjoy the game. There is also doubles tennis. In doubles tennis it’s a two versus two system and unlike table tennis both players are on the court and must be equally active. There are slightly different rules and

The author of The Colonel, Michael Hogan, details how a certain Army Colonel influenced his life through the sport of tennis. Hogan begins by indicating how mainstreamed tennis is today, to the point an average adolescent could not imagine tennis as a ‘rich man’ sport. In the fifties, when Hogan was a child, tennis was a sport reserved for mostly men at country clubs and private resorts. Women had competed at international competitions such as Wimbledon for a several years, but many of them were amateurs (oftentimes paid little). Fortunately for female tennis players, Billie Jean King’s assertiveness, in 1967, and the Virginia Slim tournaments, in the seventies, influenced tennis to include women in professional tennis (such as Chris Everts

I went from being one of the best players in New England to middle of the pack at a top academy. My classmates are from all over the world, including China, India and Venezuela. I work hard to keep pace, dedicate extra time with coaches and appreciate the structured time for our academic classes. These experiences have helped me to learn more than the game of tennis: balance, commitment, nutrition, preparation and teamwork. More importantly, these experiences have helped me believe in myself and look at challenges as opportunities. I would like to encourage other girls and women to build confidence and work toward their

being one of the first African-Americans to play on the United States Davis Cup team (“Life Story - Arthur Ashe, para. 3, 15). Arthur Ashe became an official professional tennis player in 1970, and his criticisms of South Africa’s racial policy lead to him being banned from the South Africa open tournament, leading to South Africa’s exclusion in the 1970 Davis Cup. (The

How many times have you driven past your local tennis courts and seen them filled with happy kids running around and smiling? Probably more than once. Tennis is a popular sport, played all over the world and loved by many. However, more people should play this wonderful sport. It can be played at any age, and at any walk of life, be ye teenager or 65 year old lady. In fact, everyone should play tennis due to its development of physical fitness, mental health, and social skills.

Through the invention of lawn tennis, people who enjoyed playing the sport did not have to go out and pay to play. Instead, they could just go out on their front lawn and hit a tennis ball with a friend. Lawn tennis also affected society because in people’s free time, they could enjoy their day by playing a fun sport at home (on their lawn). Some people said that lawn tennis was a bad idea because they couldn’t play on their grass when it was long and that’s when Wingfield came up the solution to cut one’s grass really short. Also, on a nice day, some people would like to spend the day outside rather than inside. The concept of outdoor lawn tennis was illuminating because those people could now play the sport outside instead of inside. They had fun playing outdoor lawn tennis and they got to feel the nice weather. Those are some of the many reasons Wingfield’s invention of outdoor lawn tennis positively affected society. “Tennis is a great sport” (The club of Riverdale, 2016).

Purpose Statement: The purpose of my speech is to inform my audience about the history of tennis and about tennis itself.

However, the experiences of black tennis players and current racial demographics suggest the sports does not exhibit much variety. According to the United States Tennis Association(USTA), the national governing body for tennis in the United States, White

Tennis originated in northern France in the 11th century as a type of handball played on indoor court. The introduction of a racquet in the 16th century changed the game. By the mid 19th century, it was popularized as an indoor game on a lawn in England. Major W.C. Wingfield popularized the game and devised a set of rules as well as a court in the shape of an hourglass with a net 1.5 m high. Over the next few years, the game was modified as the court became rectangular and the server was moved to the baseline. When the first Wimbledon championship was held in 1887, the game was basically the same as it is played today.

Highland’s Men’s tennis team is making a big racket this year. Tennis is a really fast paced sport that can be played two different ways. The first way that tennis can be played is called playing doubles, which is two players from each team who play against each other as a pair. The next way that tennis can be played is one on one, which is one player from each team playing against the other. Men’s tennis is led by Coach Forshee Blair, who plays a big part in their lives. Senior Staton Jones, the number one player, remarked, “Coach Forshee is the person I admire the most.”Junior Daniel Friday stated, “Coach Forsche plays a big part in helping the team to keep going by calling us over to the fence and giving us pep talks.”

As we all know, America is a nation of sports enthusiasts. Most Americans participate is some kind of sporting event, either as a spectator or as a competitor. In the pantheon of great American sports, there is one that stands out. It has been called the great American pastime. Yes, that great sport known as tennis. Tennis requires a mastery of many skills to be able to play competitively, but the primary skill needed to win in tennis is the serve. The serve is the primary offensive weapon used I tennis, because it is the only time when a player gets to put a ball into play. The player controls the speed, the placement, and the spin of the ball. With proper procedure, the serve can win many points and games for the server. The technique

In the game of tennis, a game is played indoors or outdoors by two players in singles or doubles with four players. The goal of tennis is to win 1st place in the tournaments. Not only that the winner will also receive a prize which is cash. The objective of tennis is to hit the ball side to side of the opponent net

All students should support the tennis, cross country, and field hockey teams. St. Ignatius provides an abundance of sports for all types of athletes. Some athletes from tennis, cross country, and field hockey excel and become terrific athletes in college and beyond. These athletes would perform even better if there was a bigger crowd of St. Ignatius students. St. Ignatius students predominantly view the basketball and football games believing these are the only sports that are entertaining to watch. This is false because watching the other rarely watched sports can be entertaining as well. Tennis is a worldwide known sport shown on television. Tennis provides wonderful tournaments such as Wimbledon, U.S. Open, and the Australian Open. Tennis