1、Tennis,A short introduction,Tennis,a graceful and competitive sport,as the worlds 2nd most common ball game nowadays,was bred in France,born in England,widely performed and reached a peak in the USA,and finally got prevalent worldwide.,History of Tennis,In the 12th-13th cencury,to get rid of the sim
2、ple life, so Christian Moenks invented the interesting game.,Then,the game was introduced into the French palace and soon got popular in the royals.So it was also called royal tennis.The name “Tennis” comes from the French word “Tennez”（用手丢来丢去）.,In 1873, Winfield,a British,moved this ancient game on
3、to the outdoor lawn tennis.Therefore, Winfield was regarded as the founder of modern tennis.,Tennis Association,ITFATPWTA,ITF(International Tennis Federation)was established in Paris in 1913. 191 members now LanguageEnglish,French,Spanish,ATP(Association of Tennis Professional) was organized in 1972
4、 by 60 professional tennis sportmen.,WTA(Womens Tennis Association) was established in 1973. HeadquartersSt. Petersburg in Florida,Four Grand Slams,Australian Open Tennis Championship Roland Garros French Open Wimbledon Championships U.S. Open,Established in 1905 Held in Melbourne The last two weeks
5、 in January evry year Hard court Cup for men:Norman Brookes Cup （诺曼-布鲁克斯杯 ） Cup for women:Daphne Akhurst Cup （达芙妮-艾克哈里斯特纪念杯 ）,Established in 1891 Held in May to June each year Clay court Cup for men: Mousquetaires Cup（火枪手杯） Cup for women: Suzanne Lenglen Cup（苏珊-朗格朗杯）,Established in 1877 Held in June
6、 to July each yaer Lawn court Cup for men: Challenger Cup（挑战者杯） Dish for women: Venus Rosewater Dish（玫瑰露水盘）,The first match was held in 1881. Late August to early September each year Hard court The cups have no constant names.,Tennis in China,1.China Open First held in 1993 Canceled in 1998 Restored
7、 in 2004 Award:6.6 million dollars Mascots（吉祥物）: DaLi and XiaoMei,2.Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai,First held in 2002 Total award:US$4,450,000 The cup:,4.LiNa,Born in Hubei in 1982 University:Huazhong University of Science and Technology Nickname:娜姐，娜美丽，圣母，给力娜，中国一姐 World ranking:6 Coach and husband:
8、JiangShan,Pop Tennis Stars,Andy Roddick A handsome guy from the USA Famous for his fast serve（发球） 安迪罗迪克，美国最著名的运动员之一，2003年美网冠军，近年来世界排名始终在前10名。,Roger Federerfrom Switzerland 罗杰费德勒,瑞士男子职业网球运动员（1998年转为职业）。以全面稳定的技术，态度冷静的处事方式，温文有礼的举止而闻名。费德勒拥有ATP排名历史上单打世界排名第一连续周数最长的纪录（237周，20042008年间）。,Rafael Nadal from Sp
9、ain 拉菲尔纳达尔,西班牙职业网球运动员。世界第二在位时间达创历史纪录的160周。2008年8月18日纳达尔登上世界第一王座，10月锁定年终第一的位置，成为公开赛年代首位西班牙籍的年终球王。2010年法网，纳达尔第五次在罗兰加洛斯加冕，同时也取代费德勒，重返世界第一。在2005-2011年的总共七届法网比赛中，纳达尔6次夺得冠军,Novak Djokovic from Serbia 诺瓦克德约科维奇，塞尔维亚职业网球运动员。现单打世界排名第1位。2011年7月4日温网男单决赛，以3比1击败卫冕冠军纳达尔，首次捧起温网奖杯，打破了费德勒和纳达尔对温网男单冠军长达8年的垄断。2011年9月13日，再次击败纳达尔，获得美国网球公开赛男单冠军，年度三夺大满贯，并锁定年终世界第一。2012年1月29日，在一场创纪录的耗时353分钟的大战中又一次击败纳达尔，成功卫冕澳网男单冠军，捧起个人职业生涯第五个大满贯冠军奖杯。,Maria Sharapova from Russia,玛利亚莎拉波娃是俄罗斯著名的网球运动员。曾获2004年温网冠军，2006年美网女单冠军，2008年澳网女单冠军。曾被美国体育画报选为2006年最美丽运动员。,Tennis basics of Pace :,Thanks!,
