Association of Tennis Professionals

Being transgender in America has become more prevalent in recent years. According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of transgender is, “of relating to, or being a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth.” Famous former Olympian Bruce Jenner, more recently known as Caitlyn Jenner, has emerged as a popular transgender activist. Issues surrounding transgender athletes’ dates back to 1932 with Babe Didrikson…

On September 20th, 1973 Women’s tennis champion Billie Jean King took on Men’s tennis champion Bobby Riggs in Houston, Texas in a winner take all $100,000 tennis match. The match was nationally televised and was named the “Battle of the Sexes”. King would defeat Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, and become the first women to defeat a man in any sport. After the match, it is reported that Riggs “was devastated and isolated himself in his hotel room for four hours.” The match had an estimated 90 million…

was trying to invent something that was less strenuous than basketball for older people, so they could exercise without overdoing it (n.d). Morgan got the idea of volleyball from the combination of basketball, tennis, baseball, and handball. The first net ever used for volleyball was a tennis net and it was only raised to 6’6” (“Athletic Scholarships”, n.d). Compared to volleyball now the court…

some women that should be mentioned for their superior work in sports. When it comes to tennis there are very important athletes that helped the sport grow and become more popular. Some female athletes have really helped the sport become more popular by playing well and getting rankings. As of right now the 10th best female tennis player is Evonne Goolagong. Evonne has won seven Grand Slam titles in her tennis career. She also won Wimbledon in 1980. The 9th best female player is Justine Henin.…

exert themselves. Towards the late 1800s and early 1900s, women began to form their own informal clubs in which they played tennis, croquet, bowling…

electronic game Tennis for Two during a Brookhaven National Laboratory open house demonstration (BNL.org). Tennis for Two consisted of a two-dimensional side view of a tennis court that was projected onto an oscilloscope screen which was similar to a black and white television. Participants of this revolutionary electronic game served and volleyed an electronic tennis ball utilizing controllers with buttons and rotating dials which allowed participants to modify the angle of their invisible…

University of Minnesota, which was the top dental school in the nation at the time. While he was in dental school, he discovered that he had a strong interest in orthodontics and dental implants. The United States Army awarded Dr. Brower a Health Care Professional Scholarship. He studied at the Triple Army Medical Center from 1995 to 1997. While…

Williams was born September 26, 1981, in Saginaw Michigan. At the age of four she started playing tennis, and quickly was found by the tennis academy of Rick Macci, who polished their natural skills and talent. By 1991 she was ranked 1st in the 10 and under division, at the tennis association junior tour. Serena started playing professional in 1995, one year after her sister started playing professional. Four years later she completed her career grand slam in 1999. Then in 2002 she received…

you and congratulate you for downloading the book, “All About Tennis Elbow: Exercises and Great Resources to Help Relieve Tennis Elbow”. This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to help relieve the pain caused by tennis elbow. Contrary to popular belief, tennis elbow doesn’t affect a certain category of people like tennis players, it can happen to anyone, from the simple cleaner that you see at the office, to the professional golfer. It is a very common inflammation that leads to…

world of sports. Professional sports have been in our country for close to one hundred years; while various sports have progressed at their own pace, industrialization has progressed at even a faster rate. Some of America’s most loved sports such as basketball, football, and boxing have endured the test of stabilization during times of segregation. All of these sports are now integrated and are doing well financially, but the industry is still segregated by gender. Professional sports have…