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It is thought that upperclass victorians in england invented table tennis in the 1880s as a genteel, afterdinner alternative to lawn tennis, using whatever they could find as equipment. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. These are full of tennis tips, tricks, strategies and techniques for improving your physical and mental tennis game. Table tennis was growing in popularity by 1901 to the extent that tournaments were being organized, books being written on the subject, and an unofficial world championship was held in 1902. Stroke in which the ball is hit with the back of the racket hand facing. Tennis balls used to be filled with dirt from the earth, with sawdust or with sand or chalk materials.
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The history of tennis dates back several thousand years. The user of this ebook is prohibited to reuse, retain, copy, distribute, or. Ultimate tennis training manual tennis conditioning guide. Rather than a racquet, the ball was struck with the hand. All the content and graphics published in this e book are the property of tutorials point. The game that most people call tennis is the direct descendant of what is now known as real. But the research by gerald gurney presented in table tennis.
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