TENNIS
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Tennis game and equipment information |
Tennis Court: There are four kinds of tennis courts. They measure 60 ft x 120 ft with play area of 36 ft x 78 ft for doubles and 27 ft x 78 ft for singles.
Court Construction: Court construction, resurface and accessories - ReboundAce - WelchTennis
Tennis Racquet: Tennis racquets have changed over the years. The tennis frames used to be made from wood. In the sixties and before, the frames were made of wood. In the seventies, a lot of players switched to metal frames made of aluminum and steel. After that came the frames of composite material and graphite.
The size of the racquet head area has also increased from about 60 sq. inches to about 95 sq. inches. There are oversized racquets with are of 105 sq. inches of racquet head area.
Tennis Racquet Strings: Tennis racquet strings are made of nylon or composite materials. The tension of the string is personal choice of the player. At lower tension, there is increase in power but loss of control.
Tennis Balls: Tennis balls are made of rubber
core and a combination of wool and nylon. They can be white, yellow and of other multi
colors.
Regular Duty tennis balls are for use on clay court and indoor courts. The Heavy Duty
balls are used for play on hard courts. Wilson is manufacturing some tennis balls with
Titanium in them which improves the strength and durability of balls. The
tennis balls are pressurized and sold in pressurized containers.
At championships, the balls are stored at certain temperature. The balls at tennis matches are changed after the first seven games after start of match and after every nine games after that. The first change is after seven games because the balls were used for the warm-up prior to the start of match.
Tennis Clothing: The types of clothes varies at various tournaments. At Wimbledon , the clothes are required to be predominantly white in color. At other championships, the rules are very flexible.
