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  2. List of nicknames used in tennis - Wikipedia

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    The São Paulo Swallow, the Tennis Ballerina = Maria Bueno [ 97 ][ 98 ][ 99 ] Senorita Topspin = Conchita Martínez. Scud = Mark Philippoussis [ 100 ] Sliderman = Gaël Monfils [ 101 ] Special Kei = Kei Nishikori. Spice Girls [ 102 ] =.

  3. Glossary of tennis terms - Wikipedia

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    Tape it: To play a shot that hits the tape at the top of the net. Tennis ball: Soft, hollow, air-filled rubber ball coated in a synthetic fur, used in the game of tennis. The ITF specifies that a tennis ball must have a diameter of 6.54–6.86 cm (2.57–2.70 in) and a weight of 56.0–59.4g.

  4. Talk:List of nicknames used in tennis - Wikipedia

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  5. Tennis - Wikipedia

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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 object of the game is to manoeuvre the ...

  6. Brad Gilbert - Wikipedia

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    Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961) is an American former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and tennis commentator and analyst for ESPN.During his career, he won 20 singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in 1990, and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 18 four years prior.

  7. History of tennis - Wikipedia

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    Players on Wimbledon's Centre Court in 2008, a year before the installation of a retractable roof. The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis, invented in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, now commonly known simply as tennis, is the direct descendant of what is now denoted real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today as a separate sport with more complex rules.

  8. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club - Wikipedia

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    The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club[2] (AELTC), also known as the All England Club, [3] based at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members' club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass. Initially an amateur event that occupied club members ...

  9. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center - Wikipedia

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    USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Coordinates: 40°45′00″N 73°50′51″W. Bronze Statue by Marshall Fredericks at the USTA National Tennis Center. (2019) The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a stadium complex within Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. It has been the home of ...