It can be said that modern tennis appeared in Birmingham in the late part of the nineteenth century. The game was initially named “lawn tennis” and only the upper class played it. As time passed, this game managed to gain a wide popularity all around the world. However, the big rise in popularity only happened in the past few years and it eventually ended up being loved by millions. This is mainly due to the fact that it does not need much equipment and it is accessible to everyone. You can play it outdoors and millions of people are actually watching the game on TV and looking at the 4 grand slam events that are televised in every country.

Tennis can be played by 2 people that play one against the other or by 2 teams that consist of two players. In professional tours we have the game being played for 3 sets in women competition and 5 sets for men. The first one to win 2 sets, respectively 3 sets, will win. Every single set is made out of games and a game is made out of points. The interesting thing is that tennis is currently played on many different surfaces: hard court, clay and grass. The 4 grand slam tennis events see 2 being played on hard court (US Open and Australian Open), 1 on grass (Wimbledon) and 1 on clay (French Open).

Just like in golf, tennis rules did not change for a long time now. There are rules that have been developed hundreds of years in the past but this does not mean that modern technology does not play a big part in the sport today. It can be said that tennis is one of those sports that love technology so that everything is honest and fair. Electronic review technology is nowadays utilized in order to be able to challenge a point and double check if the decisions of the umpires or line judges were correct.

Tennis equipment evolution was also positively impacted by technology advancements. Nowadays the rackets that are used are really sophisticated and use a combination of silicone and carbon graphite. Even players get involved in the development of rackets. On the whole, this is a sport that is currently evolving while also sticking to the traditional rules that made it so popular. You can see hundreds of kids playing daily in different tennis fields and there is no indication that this will change in the future.