Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Watch Live Tennis Stream And Learn How To Play

By Jamie Thompson


Hard core sports fans are able to watch live tennis stream wherever they are in the world. All that is required is a computer and an internet connection. The 2011 French Open was broadcast for free by a major American television network.

Live streaming over the internet is also made available by many general sports broadcasters and web sites, as well as those that are specific to tennis. Betting web sites also provide a free service. There is no shortage of sites that show live sports.

Tennis as it is played now comes from the West Midlands in the United Kingdom. It was first played in the 19th century and caught on quickly among English speaking countries before spreading around the rest of the world. It is now played in the Olympics that are held in different countries every four years.

The game may involve two players (men's and women's singles) or four (men's, women's and mixed doubles). They use a ball, a racket and a low net stretched across the center of the playing surface, or court. The first balls were made of leather stretched over either wool or hair. Today, they are composed of hollow rubber. The playing surface may be composed of grass or tarmac.

The men's gold medal in the Beijing Olympics held in 2008 was captured by Rafael Nadal from Spain. The women's gold medal was won by Elena Dementieva from Russia. The sport appeared in the first ever Olympiad held in Athens in 1896. That year, the game was only open by men. John Boland from the United Kingdom won the first ever gold medal. Women were allowed to compete in 1900, when another Brit, Charlotte Cooper, took the first gold medal for her gender.

Not only are live sports available to spectators, but free lessons are available on video, still photographs and in articles on the internet. Beginners may study the experts to learn basic skills, while more advanced players can observe more sophisticated techniques. Among the players featured in this way are Ana Ivanovic and Rafael Nadal.

In Great Britain, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) serves as the governing body for the sport. Their mission is to promote the game and attract new players. Along with administration, they are responsible for training and developing players, both old and new. The LTA receives the bulk of its funding from the annual championships that take place in Wimbledon every summer in the month of June.




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