In 1896, the Tennis game was played as a Summer Olympic sport in Olympic Games that were held in Athens.
In 1896, the Tennis game was played as a Summer Olympic sport in Olympic Games that were held in Athens.
An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words Olympic Stadium as part of their names.
Tennis is now a part of the Olympics Games program as a full medal sport since 1988 and has been played in every Olympic Games since then.
Every tennis tournament comes with limitless information and interesting facts.
The year 2007 was a surprise as Gonzalez made his way into the final against Federer, where the King Fed won the championship (his 10th Grand Slam title).
The Australian Open of 2005 was special because the Australian superstar tennis player Lleyton Hewitt made it into the finals and the two-time runner-up, Marat Safin of Russia finally won the Australian Open final.
In tennis, it can be interesting to reflect on past events. Many notable occurrences take place within a particular Grand Slam.
Rafael Nadal has won the most French Open titles, with thirteen (which is also a record for any player, male or female, in any one of the four major tournaments) and also holds the record for the most consecutive wins in the Open Era, with five from 2010 to 2014.
Tennis Grand Slams tournaments are the most important annual tennis events held. Also called Majors, these tournaments offer the maximum ranking points, prize money, and public and limelight.
Tennis is one of the best and most popular sports nowadays.