Tennis is more difficult then Baseball

Thanks for accepting. Argument 1: Pitch vs Serve In there own sports, the pitch and the serve begin the play. In Baseball, the pitch is thrown from the pitchers hand to the batter, whom is about 18.4 (MLB distance ) meters away. They have to obstructions and have a clear path to their target. They have to pitch it to the Batters swinging side (their dominant side) and hope they can strike out the opponent. In tennis, the server stands at one "baseline" and tries to serve it the their opponent at the other Baseline, about 24 (ATP distance) meters away. The tennis players, however, has to hit the ball over a net and into the designated box across the court. The tennis players clearly have a tougher time even starting the play. Next is the speeds of the pitch and the serve. The average pitch (fastball) from a MLB pitcher is about 90 Mph while the average ATP tour serve is 115 mph, 25 mph faster. This gives the tennis player less time to react to the serve. Also, serves in tennis can also have spin on the ball, much like a curveball pitch, but they can be served to the returners forehand (strong side) or backhand (weaker side). This also makes it harder to return because they ball can go either way as opposed to baseball players whom can only pitch to the batters strongest side. Last, when the batter hits the ball,he has the entire field that he can aim for, though he preferably wants to hit the ball as far as possible. Meanwhile tennis players have to return the ball back into the opponents side of the court at a fast speed to avoid giving the opponent a easy point. If they miss the court or hit the net the point goes to the opponent and if you compare the Surface Area of a Baseball diamond and a court, you'll see the target area of a tennis player is a lot smaller. Argument 2: Baseball bat vs Racket (difficulty and fatigue) This is an interesting one. The Bat cannot be greater the 2.6 inches in diameter and 42 inches in length, 33 to 36 ounces and is a solid piece of wood or other material. This gives the batter a striking surface about 2 inches and can hot almost anywhere on the bat. The Rackets have more variety with their sizes. They can be from 21 to 18 inches long and weigh about 9 ounces. The racket is smaller but lighter and the bat is small but heavier, characteristics needed for their own sports. However, it is a misconception that tennis player can ht the ball anywhere on their racket. In order to create control over power and spin, the players have to hit the ball with the "sweet spot" of the racket which is the dead Centre of the racket and its not much larger (if it is) then the bats striking surface. So it seems pretty balanced here, which it is at the start of a match of either sports. As the match progresses though, the picture changes. The tennis player strikes the ball over 1000 times in a match, over the coarse of 1 to 5 hours while a batter hits the ball less then 50 times, (only 9 of those will count at the maximum). This is not counting all the running involved. This is where fatigue sets in on both players, though more so on the tennis player, much more. This is due to the fact that the tennis player simply moves a lot more then the baseball player. Argument 3. The Athletes (Fitness, Agility, Speed, Power, and Endurance) Lets use a scoring system, the sport which requires the most of said trait will get a point. Calculated out of 4. 1 point for a win, 0 for loss, .5 for a tie. First is the clear difference in the body types of the athletes. (MLB) Baseball players are of decent fitness, though some can slightly overweight. (ATP) Tennis players, however, are similar to soccer players. They are in great physical condition and not a single one of them is even close to overweight. This is due to the fact that you simply have to be in near perfect condition to play tennis because of its demands. Edge Tennis player Next is agility. I have to admit I've seen some really cool catches in Baseball, but they don't compare to the stuff I've seen in tennis. A rally of tennis is almost like a series of suicide drills, sprinting back and forth across the court while trying to hit a winner on the run. Its not easy and its very tiring. Also, have you ever seen a baseball player do the split during a catch? I've seen tennis players do the splits twice in a rally and still win the point. Edge tennis player Power can go either way. I can imagine the power behind the bat when it strikes a baseball but at the same time, hitting a 200kph serve is not child's play either. Both athletes need to be precise with the way they hit, serve, or pitch the ball that its hard to call this one. Its even. Last is endurance, and its clear: Tennis. Running more then 2 miles is tiring, now add on the fact that it is all in sprints, the fact that that can be backwards and forewords, and the fact that it is all done while hitting a tennis ball. Baseball players probably run 2 miles in a season, let alone a match. Edge Tennis player. Tennis player: 3.5/4 Baseball player: .5/4 Winner tennis player This little game gave a clear rundown on the athletes of both sports. Though baseball players are great athletes, Tennis players are simply more fit because their sport requires that they are. http://gizmodo.com... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://wiki.answers.com... http://www.tennisserver.com... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org...