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Examining the origins of the sport known today as tennis. This paper discusses how it spread from Bermuda to the United States and to Europe. It also looks at a history of tournaments held and examines the skills of some of today's top tennis stars.

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"The word tennis is derived from the Old French name for the game, tenetz (Flink) and in the late-13th Century a game similar to tennis was played in Paris amongst the social elite and upper classes. The French version of the game has been compared to an Italian version that was also played around that time, even though the French game was referred to as "jeu de paume" or "game of the palm" because it involved players using their hands to strike the ball. It was only approximately 100 years later that racquets would be introduced into the game, giving players greater reach, and less bruised hands."

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