Tennis (Inside the World of Sports)

A game with ancient origins, the modern sport of tennis flourished in late 19th century England. The success of the first tournament at Wimbledons All England Croquet Club quickly led to the beginning of the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. Tennis is now one of the worlds most popular sports. Tennis is played on six continents, and today, more than 40 countries are represented among the top 100 players on the mens and womens tours. The games greatest players include Australias Evonne Goolagong and Rod Laver, Argentinas Guillermo Vilas and Gabriella Sabatini, Switzerland's Roger Federer and Martina Hingis, and Americans Serena Williams and Pete Sampras. With the success of Chinese Grand Slam winner Li Na, some of the next generations great players may be honing their skills on the courts of that country. Each book in the Inside the World of Sports series takes you from the very beginning of a sport to a look at its future. Inside these pages, learn more about tennis greatest moments, iconic athletes, and what the future holds for the game. Each title in this series contains color photos throughout and back matter including: a chronology, glossary of terms for each sport, an index, and further reading lists for books and internet resources. Key Icons appear throughout the books in this series in an effort to encourage library readers to build knowledge, gain awareness, explore possibilities and expand their viewpoints through our content rich non-fiction books. Key Icons in this series are as follows: Educational Videos are offered throughout the first chapter, through the use of a QR code that when scanned takes the student to an online video showing a greatest moment in sports history. This gives the readers additional content to supplement the text. Words to Understand are shown at the front of eac

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1 Ocak 2016 1 Ocak 2014 Collins Educational Nelson Thornes Ltd Oxford University Press España, S.A. Heinemann Lem N Lov Publishing KOMİSYON Kolektif 1 Ocak 2015 K L Salmon DK Gwandanaland Comics Cambridge University Press 1 Haziran 2018 Independently Published 1 Ocak 2017 1 Ocak 2018

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