Grass courts. Clay courts. Hard courts. Artificial grass. Click and share. More on tennis What tennis level are you? Five ways tennis can keep you fit. Tennis terminology explained. When it was eventually played three days later the weather conditions had not greatly improved. The game of lawn tennis was still in its infancy at this stage, with players using basic handmade equipment and imprecise strokes, unlike the slick powerful serves and top of the range rackets we see today.
Whilst no tournaments were held at Wimbledon during and because of the First and Second World War s, the game continued to grow in popularity. In the fifties the club moved from its original rented site on Worple Road to the larger, present day Church Road site and in the tournament made history when the event became the first broadcast to ever be televised in colour. Following the completion of the five major competitions the winners are presented with the traditional Wimbledon trophies.
Having had to replace both the Field Cup in and the Challenge Cup in , the All England Club decided that future trophies should no longer become property of the Championship winners, who would instead receive a replica of the trophy whilst the originals were housed in the Wimbledon museum.
In , when there was no more room for the names of future Wimbledon Champions, the addition of a black plinth adorned with a silver band was incorporated so that more names could be commemorated.
This was also the first year that the Club allowed professional players to compete. From to , the league was called as the FA Carling Premiership. Barclaycard took over in and since then it is known as the Barclays Premier League. The Asian Games is a multi-disciplinary sports event held once in every four years. Athletes from all Asian countries are welcomed to participate in this event. The Asian Games is recognised by the International Olympic Committee and is the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympics.
After the Second Wor. An unconventional off-spin delivery, the doosra was the brainchild of Pakistani spin wizard Saqlain Mushtaq who successfully used the delivery for maximum effect against Australia in the Sharjah series two decades ago.
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