To win a set, a player must win six games and be ahead by a margin of two games. In this case, the final set continues until one competitor moves ahead by two games. During regular play, the serve alternates between the players after each game. Power serving has become an important aspect of winning tennis. CBS Sportline's Olympics 2000 Web site serves up news, notes, and a brief history of the Olympic sport.
Some historians think that tennis was once played with clubs and stones.
To get a detailed description of the history of tennis, from its Stone Age roots to the competitions in Sydney, check out the USOC site. Ease in to tennis with easy explanations created for kids on the Sydney 2000 Kids Web site. The International Tennis Federation has their own Olympic Tennis site, which keeps track of the competition on the courts in Sydney. The United States struck gold in Atlanta in 1996 when Americans claimed both top medals. View a list of the men's and women's champs.