Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at
all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket,
including wheelchair users. The original forms of tennis developed in
France during the late Middle Ages. The modern form of tennis originated
in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had
close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and
bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis.
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