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TENNIS RACKET FACTUAL DESCRIPTION

INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO HIT A TENNIS BALL

ERIC NGUYEN FIRST

TOURNAMENT

MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE

LIFE BIOGRAPHY ERIC NGUYEN

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Editor’s note

But the reason I am doing this

magazine is because I am going to

explain how to play tennis and learn to

like it like me. I play tennis four days a

week and take two lessons, one day

with my dad and one day with my

friends. My favourite tennis player is

Nadal because he is number one in the

world. I think it is cool when someone

gets aced or does an over head smash.

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Enjoy the issue,

Eric Nguyen

Hi my name is Eric Nguyen. I was born in Canada in West

Vancouver. I was born on 1999 December 24 the day before

Christmas. I went to preschool at Woodward until kindergarten

then I went to elementary school at Caulfield until Grade seven

and then I went to high school at Rockridge and I went to

University at Harvard then I got a degree in Health care. I like

playing tennis because it is awesome.

Tennis is really fun because when you win a point you

get an adrenaline rush. There will be an tournament

called the Tennis take down the winner will get $1300

for more info go to www.TennisTakeDown.com

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5. If you do not know the best way to hold the ratchet hold it with continental grip the same way you hand shake a friend but don’t let go at the end.

6. As you throw the ball up keep your eyes on the ball toss the ball up a few times and when you get used to were the ball goes the most then swing at the ball.

7. After you serve with your tennis racket move approximately one foot and a half behind the base line because the ball will bounce pretty far past the baseline (depends on what ball you are using) any further your opponent will probably do a drop shot that you can’t get to.

Danger! Avoid getting hit by your partner’s racket at all costs getting hit in the face is not worth winning the point.

9. The last thing you need to know is how to do a regular shot from the base line to any were on the court. To do a regular shot you need to go low to high when you hit the ball with your racket.

How To Hit A Tennis Ball (without tennis skills) Playing Tennis For

Beginners

So you think you can go on a tennis court

and serve a tennis ball and start playing?

Well, think again. You’d probably double

fault serving every time and miss the ball

attempting to hit it. If you think your

talented enough to start playing tennis,

here’s where you start. Read and learn.

1. The three things every tennis player needs are a tennis racket, a few tennis balls and some tennis shoes. A $20 racket is good to start with, plus if you break it, you only lost a $20 dollar piece of equipment.

2. You need to start on an indoor court so there is no wind to curve the ball. Don’t go out playing tennis where you’ve never played on before like on an outside court. You should feel comfortable in your surroundings and have an idea were the wind is blowing.

3. Once you’ve picked out the right tennis racket the first thing you need to learn is how to serve because that is the first thing you do. Get a friend that is good at playing tennis, take notes, and learn from him.

4. To begin with walk out next to your friend and line up directly sideways to the net, depending on the serve you are trying to do),at the baseline and take a few shadow swings (a swing without a ball) so you get used to it.

A Babolat is a good tennis

racket to have once you

get good.

All good tennis players

need some tennis shoes.

In 1875, Babolat is the oldest company specialized in racket

sports and the largest in stringing. You can easily tell that it is a Babolat racket because it has two black lines running across the bottom of the racket and you can also tell because it says Babolat all over it. Babolat has built a reputation for providing products to many of the champions who have won in many tournaments.

Babolat tennis racket

Strings

Grip

Frame

Throat

Butt

This awesome tennis racket is used in every stage of

tennis even for pros and beginners. It was created in 1875

but has gotten better since then. The picture up there is

the newer version of the racket. So be sure to get it.

As with most Babolat rackets its

performance is extremely excellent

You can also re-grip the racket so it’s stickier than before or you can over grip the racket to make it fit your hand (over grip is when you keep the grip on and just put another one on top). The racket frame is made of graphite, titanium and carbon fiber. The string is made of Kevlar. The grip is made of latex. The price of this racket is $119.00. The first Babolat tennis racket was made of wood and the string was made of natural marital such as cow guts or other animal guts. When you buy one of these tennis rackets it comes with a vinyl case to protect the racket being damaged. The width of the racket is can be 23-26 mm long the length is 26 inches weight is 245 grams.

The first part of this racket that is usually noticed is the frame

or strings because they are the largest parts in the racket.

You can re-string the racket to make it more powerful and

less control or more control and less power.

His

s tournament

court the US open court

is found in Queens New

York. There is usually no

seats left when the

game starts even at the

top because if you can’t

see there is a screen

that lets you see what’s

happening down at the

bottom but it is hard to

see the balls because

they fly as fast as jets.

Sometimes at the

beginning fireworks

come out of the back of

the stadium. Tickets to

the beginning rounds

can cost between $1125

to $1795 for the early

rounds and for the

second and third rounds

it is between $1695 to

$3150 and for the

Welcome to

The U.S. Open Court

Where the excitement is always in the air

By Eric Nguyen

Labour Day weekend it

can cost between

$2495 to $4850 and for

the quarter finals is

between $1875 to

$4530 and finally for

the finals it is $3995

and more but, these

come with hotels. Find

these at Grand slam

tennis tours.com. The

men’s tennis champ

that has won the most

US open medals is

Roger Federer. This

court smells like hot

dogs and hamburgers,

and the one and only

feelings you can have is

excitement.

US open tennis court

Nadal winning tournament

US open tennis ball

Rafael

Rafael Nadal #1 in the world right now

because he is the greatest tennis player of all.

Nadal 2002-2004

On April 2002 Rafael Nadal won his first ATP match against

Ramon Delgado, and became the ninth player to enter the

open era (the open era is a tournament where professional

tennis players verse amateurs) at age 16.In the following

year, Nadal won two challenger titles and finished the year

in the top 50s.At his Wimbledon match public on television

in 2003, Nadal became the youngest man to reach the third

round since Boris Becker in 1984. During 2004, Nadal played

his first match against Roger Federer #1 in the world at

Miami in the 2004 Miami Masters, and won all sets. He is

one of the six players that played and won against Federer

that year. He missed most of the clay court games, including

the French open because of a stress fracture in his left ankle.

Nadal at 18 years old and 6 months became the youngest

player to register in singles victory in a Davis Cup final for a

winning nation. By beating number two in the world Andy

Roddick, he helped helped Spain clinch the 2004 title over

the United States in a 3–2 win. He finished the year ranked

World No. 51

Photos by Mr. Google

1. Where and when were you born?

2. When did you start playing tennis?

3. What is your greatest accomplishment?

4. Were you mad when you hurt your ankle and

missed the French open?

5. Who is your greatest opponent?

6. What would you do if you weren’t a tennis

player?

7. Who inspired you to play tennis?

8. how much prize money do you make winning a

tournament?

9. How tall are you?

10. How much do you weight?

11. what is stronger your forehand or your

backhand?

12. Do you have a signature move?

13. which court do you like to play in the most?

14. How fast is your fastest serve?

15. for your backhand do you use two or one hand?

1. June 3 1986 in Spain

2. At the age of four with my uncle Toni

3. winning a gold medal in 2008 Beijing-

Olympics

4. yes very mad

5. Roger Federer

6. I don’t know

7. my uncle Toni

8. $37475012 in total earnings, but less for

winning a single tournament

9. 6.1

10. 187 lbs.

11. forehand

12. no

13. clay

14. 153 mph

15. two

There was one moment in my

life I will always remember I

was just a kid who liked to play

tennis until this very moment I

am going to tell you about.

It was the final match and it

was broiling hot and I was on

the sunny side receiving the

serve. He finally served the ball

and it came at me and it came

fast. I won the game the score

was 4, 2 for me.

It was a nice hot relaxing

summer day and I was cooling

down and eating breakfast in

my basement when my dad

came down and told me that I

was going to play in a

tournament. I was really

nervous and I did not want to

go to it because I thought I

would do horrible and also

because I just want to play

tennis for fun not

competitively plus I would have

to play with complete

strangers. After that my dad

and I went to some tennis

courts so he could get me

ready for the tournament.

When we went home to rest I

was extremely tired so my dad

said “you have to get more

stamina so that I don’t get

tired as quickly”. The day after

I will always remember…

By Eric Nguyen

was the tournament and so we booked a

court a few minutes before the first match.

It was a round robin so after I finish the first

match I rest a bit then we have to start the

next. It was the day of the tournament and I

was still scared. We went to our court to

warm up. We started volleying then we

moved on to mini tennis (the service boxes)

after that full court (the whole court

excepted double alleys). My Mom and my

brother called me to say that the

tournament was starting so I had to get

ready. My first opponent was, like I said a

total stranger. We got out on to the court

and he spun his racket to see which one of

us will serve, it landed up so he served (and

that’s good because I don’t like to serve

first) and so if he gets to serve than I get to

choose which side I get to go on. I chose the

shady side because it was a really hot day

and if I was on the sunny side I would burn

up but, after we finish the first game we

have to switch sides any way. After that we

started playing right away and the

breaks between games were only

a minute or two and I was getting

tired and I was really looking

forward to the next rest. My

opponent hit the ball sky high and

it was heading out. I was about to

win but the ball could curve in so I

had to get ready. It landed out

just by tiny bit and I won the

match but that was just the first

one, but out of 2 more. I went out

on the bench to rest and while I

was resting I watched my next

opponent to check his playing

style. The break was over and now

it is time to start the game I spun

my racket and he won the spin

also he chose that I served first.

The final score was 3, 4 a close

match but he won that match.

This time the break was longer

than before because we were

supposed to get lunch and so we

did. When we go it was the final

match and it was broiling hot and

I was on the sunny side receiving

the serve. He finally served the

ball and it came at me and it

came fast. I won the game the

score was 4, 2 for me. I had won 2

out of three games and therefore

I came 3rd in my first tournament.

Advice from the Tops with Eric Nguyen

Michael Treagus

What is the difference between the U.S open, Wimbledon and all the other big tournaments?

Well most of the tournaments are different than others from the courts because they can be grass, clay and hard courts.

Sangwon Kee

How do you swing the racket without letting go of it?

You ether grip your racket tighter or you get a new better grip.

But after I tried to grip it tighter it still could not keep it in my hand so I went and bought a new grip but I did not know how to put the grip on.

Well the first thing you do is get the little piece of tape and put it at the small end of the grip. Then you wrap it all the way down to the bottom of the racket. After that you go to a court and play tennis and you should be fine.

Eric Lee

How do you count the score in a game?

15, 30, 40 after 40 you get a game but, if you get 40, 40 it would be deuce and then advantage left\right

Judson Stanton

I broke my racket string what do you

do with it now, do I get a new racket?

Of course not. You can get it you can

get it restrung at the store you got it

at.

Kyle Sue

I keep missing the ball because I ‘am

usually not ready when the ball comes

at me. Could you give some advice

you me?

If I was you I would keep my feet

moving, setup early and run to the

ball.

Jorge Rodriguez

I know there are a few types of grips

to hold the racket. What are the grips

and when do you hold them.

There is eastern backhand grip, continental grip, eastern forehand grip, semi western grip and double handed backhand grip.

You can use eastern backhand and double handed backhand grip when you are hitting a ball from the backhand side, continental when serving and volleying, eastern forehand and semi western for balls coming from the forehand side

Duncan Harrison

Are there shoes specialized for

tennis or do you just wear any type

of shoe?

There are tennis shoes but they

can look like other shoes so to

make sure it is a tennis shoe check

if the bottom looks similar to this

And most tennis shoes are white.

Ben Swan

What is the best brand for a tennis

racket?

Well I would say that Babolat is the

best brand because Some famous

tennis players use that brand of

racket and so do I.

Thomas Swan

What is the difference between

tennis and badminton?

The difference between then is

that you use different types of

rackets and balls and also you keep

track of the score differently.

Answers Questions

Dylan Freddi Why do you bounce the ball when you are about to serve?

You bounce the ball when you are about to serve because when you are about to serve you need to be calm so you

can hit the ball exactly where you want. Otherwise it would be part of you serving routine.

Then Head (A company that makes

tennis racket) created the first composite framed tennis racket in 1969 and that’s when the rackets looked a lot like the newly made ones today.

In the 1970’s the success of metal rackets began the experiment of making rackets with non traditional metals which are glass fibre, carbon fibre. But carbon fibre was very expensive because players preferred to use it more than other rackets made of different materials. Also it was much stiffer and stronger than the other materials.

The history of the tennis racket

Introduction to the tennis racket

Lawn tennis is the earliest form of tennis and that’s what they called it when it was first introduced in the 1870’s but now we call it real tennis. Real tennis is played with a tennis racket with a wooden frame but the frame is not like the frame in any rackets you would see today because it looked more like a badminton racket then a tennis racket!

But it was only till the 16th

century was when they started to use it.

Soon After that William Augustus Larned (the winner of many grand slam cups) invented the steel framed tennis racket and that’s when the frame started to look a bit more like the ones you see today but still a bit like a badminton racket.

The first form of the tennis racket

The first form of the tennis racket was made

by French monks in the 1870’s and it had a

wooden frame and the strings where made

of sheep intestines. Also they are much

lighter than the more recent made rackets.

Changes over time

Bibliography

Racket history, itftennis, May, 4, 2011 http://www.itftennis.com/technical/equipment/rackets/histor

y.asp

Who invented the tennis racket? ehow, May, 17, 2011 http://www.ehow.com/facts_4857272_who-invented-tennis-

racket.html

Who invented the tennis racket? Answers May, 11,2011 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_invented_the_tennis_racket

Images, Google, May, 4, 2011 http://www.google.ca/

Real tennis

or lawn

tennis

racket

Tennis is a great sport to play but without the

tennis racket it would almost be impossible to

play so that’s why some monks in France made

a racket with a wooden frame to play tennis

but tennis originated from handball where you

are supposed to hit a ball over a net with just

your bear hand. That would be really tough to

hit a ball over a net with just your hand so they

made the racket so that it would be easier to

hit the ball over the net.

Steel

tennis

racket

Composite

tennis

racket

Carbon

fibre tennis

racket

Important famous people

William Augustus Larned is famous because

he won many grand slam cups and also he

invented the steel tennis racket.

Problems/controversies

Some problems in making the tennis racket was

that when they first made the tennis racket they

did not have the right materials to make it and

they did not know the best form to make it as.

Conclusion

In the 1870’s the wooden racket was invented

In 1922 William Augustus Larned invented the steel tennis racket

In 1969 Head made the composite tennis racket

In the 1970’s other rackets were made with other materials

I think that in the future we will have lighter tennis rackets.

Eric,

I have written to you to tell you about your

interesting articles about tennis. I, who does not

really play tennis, thought your articles were

perfect for a beginner. When I got to the article

called “Babolat Tennis Racket”, I read about it

and thought it sounded like a top notch tennis

racket. I would certainly like to try this tennis

racket, but it costs over $100. I also thought that

it was very interesting that Babolat used to make

their racket out of cow guts of some other type

of guts and wood. It looks like they have done a

lot of work since then! I wonder what Babolat

will do next! I like the way you put some of the

history and all the good labels on the picture. I

am sure it will be very nice considering how the

racket looks now and how good of a racket they

sound like.

~Christina MacLeod~

West Vancouver, BC, Canada

Thank you Christina for that very nice letter,

the tennis racket that I wrote about is the

same as the one I am using to play with at

the time.

Dear Eric: I was never a tennis

player, but Tremendous Tennis has

inspired me to start playing. Your

article called “Welcome to The U.S.

Open Court” .Your pictures are

always amazing and big, so your

readers don’t just read you

encouraging written work, but also

have a visual effect.

Lauren Nagle, B.C. Canada

Thanks Lauren for the nice letter

about my magazine and I hope you

get good at playing tennis good

luck.

Eric,

I was really interested in your instructions

article on how to properly hit a tennis ball

because I always play badminton during the

summer for fun with my family, but never

tennis. However, I’ve always been curious

about playing tennis. My dad says tennis is

harder than badminton, but how much

harder is it actually? Following your

instructions article, maybe I could finally try

playing tennis!

-Jessica, B.C. Canada

Thank you for the very nice letter Jessica

tennis I think is a little bit harder than

badminton but only because the ball is

allowed to bounce so you have to move

more to get to the ball and the ball

comes at you much faster than a birdie

does.

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How to Hit a Tennis Ball

In here you can get tips on how to

hit a tennis ball. By Eric Nguyen

Babolat Aero Pro

Everything you need to know

about Babolat Aero Pro tennis

racket. By Eric Nguyen

US Open Tennis Courts

Learn a bit about the US open

tennis courts. By Eric Nguyen

Interview with Rafael Nadal

Some facts about him that might

surprise you. By Eric Nguyen

A Memorable Experience

An experience I will never forget.

By Eric Nguyen

Advice column

Questions and Answers. By Eric

Nguyen

History of a tennis racket

The history, development and

people who made the tennis

racket. By Eric Nguyen

Letters to the editors

Some letter from editors from

other magazines. By Eric Nguyen