Tennis elbow

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…

in the world: tennis and soccer. Everyone is familiar with the rules and main point of these games, but not everyone knows what it takes to be a professional player. So that’s why I would like to compare physical and mental parts of these sports, qualities the players must to have to be competitive, the level of pressure that that they feel before starting the game, and the importance of having a team or people that support you. First, I would like to describe the skills of the tennis players…

The idea of sports has been around since humankind. Ancient Greece introduced the Olympic Games in 776 BC which still to this very day encourages athletes to train for early on in their lives (“’History’”). Cristiano Ronaldo for example was only ten when he was deemed “A phenomenon—a kid who ate, slept and drank the game” (Christiano). George Jr, or better known as “Babe Ruth”, was only seven when he was introduced into baseball (Babe). How do children grow up to be talented in a sport? The…

Tennis-“The Omaha Special” Former grand slam champion Billie Jean King was once quoted that, “Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it has taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit the ball.” Similar to a competitive tennis match, life is full of calculated yet complicated choices. Every decision that one makes has a consequence. Whether this consequence is examined within…

worthwhile field that allows spectators to either watch or actively participate in their favorite sport. For tennis fans, one of the ultimate experiences is spectating the 2017 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. In order to fulfill the wishes of many tennis fans, a sports tourism organization named Destination Tennis has agreed to take 10 tennis spectators to this tournament. To do so, Destination Tennis must have a clear purpose statement for why they are doing this event, an explanation of expenses…

name being called out. A million thoughts start sweeping through my brain. This is it. I finally got picked to play second doubles with my tennis partner, Kylie, in our last match of the season. We have won some and lost plenty throughout the two months of being partners. Practicing for two hours every single day, and skipping time with my friends for tennis lessons. The blazing hot sun beats down on us girls every day while we strive to get better. Some days it is excruciating to keep running…

Tennis attracts millions of players and fans worldwide, it is one of the most popular sports in the world (Martin et al, 2013). It is a complex sport requiring the player to coordinate moving and hitting the ball with control and optimal power. The player needs to have physical, technical, tactical and mental capabilities as well as needing speed, agility, power and a high aerobic and anaerobic capacity (Fernandez et al, 2013). There are different strokes in tennis that require different areas…

Part #1.- Adian and I created a carrier for two Ping-Pong balls that look like pair of glasses. To make this model we used four rectangular prisms and a cube. We used two long and skinny rectangular prisms to make the two temples of the glasses, and we used two rectangular prisms to make the two lenses. Then, we made a cube to be the bridge of the pair of glasses. We selected these shapes because when put together they resemble a pair of glasses, and we were familiar with the shapes. We also…

Numerous tennis players and spectators know that tennis is the most exciting and preferred sport of all times. For them, tennis is a perplexed and intelligent sport. During competition the tennis player will demonstrated his personal strength, his fitness ability and complete devotion for the sport. He will work very hard on the tennis court, to convince the spectators that he deserves their support. He will adjust the strings of his tennis racquets to 65 lbs per square inches prior to arriving…

includes tennis, a racket based, non-contact game played with one or two players on each side of the court. Tennis is played recreationally and competitively across the world. Tennis originated in England during the 19th century, but its role as an Olympic sport exhibits how it reaches numerous audiences worldwide. Tennis's universal presence suggests that it can be enjoyed by people and players of any background. However, current racial demographics and the experiences of black tennis players…