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Tennis was dropped from the Olympic programme after 1924 amid turmoil over such issues as where to draw the line between amateurism and professionalism, and it didn't return as a medal sport until 1988. Today, Olympic competition includes men's and women's singles and men's and women's doubles.
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| History |
 The earliest recognisable relative to tennis, as we know it today, was found in 11th century France, with a game called "jeu de paume". Played in a monastery courtyard, the game used the walls and sloping roofs as part of the court and the palm of the hand to hit the ball.
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| Equipment |
 Racket
A light bat with a frame in wood, steel or graphite with a network of cord, catgut or nylon, stretched in an essentially elliptical frame
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| Glossary |
Approach shot: A shot hit deep into the opponent's court so a player can come to the net with
as little risk as possible.
Deuce: A juncture in a game at which the scores are level (at 40-all) and either player
or team must gain a two-point lead to win that game.
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When Irishman John Boland travelled to Athens for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, he had no idea he would return home with the gold medal in tennis. But then, he had no idea he would compete either - he went as a spectator. |
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Suzanne Lenglen was one of the greatest women tennis players of all time. Between 1919 and 1926, she lost only one match. In the ten sets it took her to
win the 1920 Olympic title, she lost only four games. |
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