Tennis
Series: Inside sport
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780750252515
Subjects: Tennis; Juvenile literature; Tennis players
Description: An in depth look at tennis, from its history and beginnings to the modern game, how it is played, who plays it and the rules that govern it.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Tennis then and now; title: Aim of the game; title: Game, set and match; title: Different strokes; title: On court; title: The umpire and officials; title: Doubles and mixed doubles; title: Techniques and tactics; title: Serving success; title: Returning serve; title: Baseline play; title: At the net; title: Hitting winners; title: Doubles play; title: The big competitions; title: The Australian Open; title: The French Open; title: Wimbledon; title: The US Open; title: Grand slam legends.