... later opened its head quarters in Worple Road, in Wimbledon. In 1875 the club agreed to set aside part of the ground for the playing of lawn tennis and badminton. Within a few months the first standardized set of lawn tennis rules had been drawn up, and by the end of that year the first American club was opened at Staten Island. Why we need rules in sport We need rules in sport for several reasons:> To prevent injury> To prevent confusion> To make the game more enjoyable to play> To have less arguments between players> Players know what to do within there sport Main rules in tennis The Game The aim Tennis is a game played on a rectangular court by either two players (singles) or four (doubles). Players stand on opposite sides of a net and use a stringed racket to hit a ball back and forth to each other. Each player has a ...

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