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tennis

Racket sport played on a court bisected by a net

Also known as lawn tennis · lawntennis

Instance of: type of sport
, hobby
Subclass of: ball game
, racket sport
, Olympic sport
Founded: 1873

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Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The objective is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a point.

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