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Standards Link: Language Arts: Students understand grade-level appropriate reading vocabulary and multiple-meaning words.
Before the invention of vulcanized
rubber, an early form of tennis was
played by
hitting a little
ball around an
indoor court
with walls.
With the invention of vulcanized
rubber—rubber that could
bounce—tennis could be played
outdoors. Over the years, racquets,
rules and outdoor courts were
added to create the game we know
today as tennis.
What French tennis player
started a clothing line with
the crocodile as its logo?
ACROSS
2.
4.
DOWN
1.
2.
3.
Complete this crossword puzzle to learn the parts
of a tennis racquet.
The part of the racquet with
strings, or where your eyes, nose
and mouth can be found.
The V-shaped part of the racquet,
or what's inside your neck.
The top part of the racquet,
or what's above your neck.
The metal or wooden structure,
or where you might place a picture.
The racquet's handle, another word for grasp.
René Lacoste
Andre Agassi
Ralph Lauren
A.
B.
C.
Early tennis courts, built in the
1600s, were _____________
indoor courts where the ball could
be played off the _________ and
the net was three feet high in the
middle and five feet high at
___________ end.
One of the early names for the
game of tennis was Sphairistike,
which is a ___________ word
meaning "the art of playing ball."
The inventor of the ____________
game of tennis, Major Walter
Wingfield, favored this name.
It is not logical
to think I
invented
vulcanization.
Find the two
identical
tennis
players.
Replace the missing words.
A
D E
B C
