Tennis was invented by French monks in XII-century

Then he played without raketok



It was not quite as tennis, in which we play today: the monks played it in a room without any rackets, only hands. Originally, this game was called - "racket." As a result, it has gained popularity among the French nobility, but his representatives, by itself, has come to play with rackets.

The name "tennis" comes from the French word «Tenez» - keep. The rest of the tennis terminology also was born in the French language. Ultimately tennis turned into the same outdoor sports in which we play today. The technical term for outdoor games - "lawn tennis", and the game, which came up with the monks, called "real tennis».

via factroom.ru