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Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a
single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each
(doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord
to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net
and into the opponent's court.
The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the
opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable
to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player
will.
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 modern game of tennis originated in
Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis.
It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as
croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called
real tennis. During most of the 19th century, in fact, the term tennis
referred to real tennis, not lawn tennis.