Definition of Tennis. Meaning of Tennis. Synonyms of Tennis

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Definition of Tennis

Tennis
Tennis Ten"nis, n. [OE. tennes, tenies, tenyse; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. F. tenez hold or take it, fr. tenir to hold (see Tenable).] A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand. --Shak. His easy bow, his good stories, his style of dancing and playing tennis, . . . were familiar to all London. --Macaulay. Court tennis, the old game of tennis as played within walled courts of peculiar construction; -- distinguished from lawn tennis. Lawn tennis. See under Lawn, n. Tennis court, a place or court for playing the game of tennis. --Shak.
Tennis
Tennis Ten"nis, v. t. To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis. [R.] --Spenser.

Meaning of Tennis from wikipedia

- Tennis is a racket sport that is pla**** either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each...
- Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather...
- The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may...
- sport traditionally named lawn tennis, invented in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, now commonly known simply as tennis, is the direct descendant of what...
- Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the ****ociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 209...
- called padel tennis, is a racket sport of Mexican origin, typically pla**** in doubles on an enclosed court slightly smaller than a doubles tennis court. Although...
- is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis ****ociation (WTA) for 11 w****s...
- Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually...
- The Open Era is the current era of professional tennis. It began in 1968 when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with amateurs...
- a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the ****ociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310...