"The many images of tennis from the thirteenth century onwards assisted Gillmeister in tracing the development of the …"

"In its early years military men and more unexpectedly the clergy were among the keenest promoters and players of the …"

"With the waning of its popularity in fashionable circles, lawn tennis was saved by two developments. It became popula…"

"The ancient game from which lawn tennis was adapted had been played at least since the early Middle Ages. Its roots l…"

"An alternative theory has it developing in the streets of northern Italian towns at the same period. Medieval shop fr…"

"I honestly don't understand it, because it's somebody hitting a ball to where you can't get it, but you want to get i…"

"Tennis was invented by the Devil."

"To see Good Tennis! What divine joy Can fill our leisure, or our minds employ? Let other people play at other things;…"

"Lawn tennis was never to equal the popularity of cricket and football. Yet it represents more accurately than any oth…"

"Tennis ist Langstrecke. Du kannst nicht immer mit Tempo 220 über die Autobahn rasen, du musst lernen, dass manchmal 1…"