网球运动历史解密：网球运动的前世今生
<p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="smash">smash</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="net">net</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="politely">politely</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="cheering">cheering</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genteel">genteel</span> <span word="pastime">pastime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idle">idle</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thirteenth">thirteenth</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palms">palms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixteenth">sixteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="rackets">rackets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="story">story</span></p><p>每年夏天，世界顶尖的网球好手都会齐聚美国网球公开赛，在球网两侧相互回击一颗橡皮球，观众则彬彬有礼地在一旁守候，直到比赛结束时才报以欢呼声。这就是现代网球运动的实况;在过去，这种运动可是有钱人用来消磨时光的上流社会休闲活动。网球起源于13世纪的法国，当时还是一种球员以掌心击球的室内运动。后来到了16世纪，人们才拿起球拍，走向户外球场从事这项活动。</p><p><span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>—<span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="aristocrats">aristocrats</span>. <span word="Professional">Professional</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="Sampras">Sampras</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="basement">basement</span>. <span word="Sampras">Sampras</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pretensions">pretensions</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span>“<span word="ace">ace</span>”<span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>: <span word="Sampras">Sampras</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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