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PREFACE vii I. HOW TO LEARN TO PLAY 1 II. THE COURT AND IMPLEMENTS OF THE GAME 6 III. THE SERVICE 12 IV. THE FIRST STROKE 18 V. THE STROKE 21 VI. THE VOLLEY 23 VII. THE HALF-VOLLEY 28 VIII. THE LOB 30
Chapters
11. CHAPTER I.
In the preceding pages I have tried to give some idea of the different strokes and of the manner in which they are made. My object now is to take the game as a whole, and to sho...
12. CHAPTER II.Match play is always a very different matter from simple practice. The excitement and anxiety affect nearly all players; some more, some less. The majority, I fancy, play worse...
19. CHAPTER IX.1877 S. W. Gore 1878 P. F. Hadow 1879 J. T. Hartley 1880 J. T. Hartley 1881 W. Renshaw 1882 W. Renshaw 1883 W. Renshaw 1884 W. Renshaw 1885 W. Renshaw
13. CHAPTER III.I do not intend to discuss different ways of playing the double game, such as one man at the net and the other back, &c., because at the present time there is only one style of...
18. CHAPTER VIII.The following Cases and Decisions are intended to meet questions often asked at tournaments; and also to cover points apparently not provided for in the laws. They have been pre...
17. CHAPTER VII.A bisque is one stroke given in each set of a match, either by itself or to increase or diminish other odds. In other words, a player to whom a bisque is given can at any time i...
5. CHAPTER III.There are many ways in which the service can be delivered, but there is only one in general use. This is the common overhand service delivered from above the right shoulder, wit...
4. CHAPTER II.The court is 78 ft. long. It is 27 ft. wide for the single game, and 36 ft. for the double game. At most club-grounds a measuring-chain is used to mark out the court, but for a...
3. CHAPTER I.One is often asked the best method of learning to play. I fancy that the best way, could one often adopt it, would be to let a marker, as in a tennis-court, hit the balls gently...
8. CHAPTER VI.To become an adept at the game, the player must be able to volley well; he must know how the stroke is made, and he must be able to make it, no matter where the ball may come—hi...
14. CHAPTER IV.It seems fitting to say something of these matches since most tournaments give prizes for them, but it is very hard to give any definite advice as to the best method of playing...
6. CHAPTER IV.By first stroke is meant the return of the service. I may safely say that more depends on this stroke than on any other. If the first stroke is good, the striker-out should have...
15. CHAPTER V.In the chapter on match play, I have already spoken of umpires. It is a subject that is always leading to trouble, and a great deal of the trouble is unnecessary.
16. CHAPTER VI.Odds are of two kinds—“given” and “owed.” When odds are given, one player starts at love and his opponent at fifteen, thirty, &c. If odds are owed, one player is love and the ot...
7. CHAPTER V.By stroke, I mean the motion with which a ball is returned off the ground. Of course, all balls cannot be played in the same way; that must depend on how they come, and on the h...
9. CHAPTER VII.The half-volley is the prettiest stroke in lawn tennis; it often saves valuable time, and it helps one out of many difficulties. There is only one remark more to be made about i...
10. CHAPTER VIII.A lob is a ball tossed in the air so that it shall fall far back in the court, and shall be out of reach of a player standing as far forward as the service-line.
1. PART I.PREFACE vii I. HOW TO LEARN TO PLAY 1 II. THE COURT AND IMPLEMENTS OF THE GAME 6 III. THE SERVICE 12 IV. THE FIRST STROKE 18 V. THE STROKE 21 VI. THE VOLLEY 23 VII. THE HALF-VOL...
2. PART II.I. THE GAME 32 II. MATCH PLAY 46 III. THE DOUBLE GAME 56 IV. LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES 64 V. UMPIRES AND UMPIRING 68 VI. ODDS 71 VII. BISQUE 73 VIII. CASES AND DECISIONS 8...