Thursday, September 1, 2011

The Origins of Tennis

by Bill on Capitol Hill




The origins of tennis are disputed and have been debated for many years. There are these that believe the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans very first began the sport. This is based on Arabic words that are derived from Ancient Egyptian. Of higher interest is the Nile town of Tinnis in Egypt and the word 'rahat' which signifies 'palm of the hand' in Egyptian. For numerous, they think 'rahat' is the word that 'racquet' evolved from. The combination of the

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