Tennis is one of the ball sports. The influential tennis court is rectangular, with a length of 23.77 meters, a width of 8.23 meters for singles, and a width of 10.97 meters for doubles.

A net is placed in the middle, and each side of the court is occupied by players who use tennis rackets to hit the ball.

Tennis originated in France, was born in England, and peaked in popularity and formation in the United States. Its earliest roots can be traced back to France's 12th and 13th centuries. In the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896, men's singles and doubles tennis were officially included as competition events.

However, due to disagreements between the International Olympic Committee and the International Tennis Federation regarding "amateur athletes," tennis was excluded from the Olympic Games for seven consecutive editions. It wasn't until the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics that tennis was reinstated as an Olympic sport. Tennis was again included as an official competition in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Tennis is considered a challenging sport to learn, almost universally acknowledged. As a skill-based net confrontation sport that integrates technique, tactics, and physical ability, tennis demands high levels of body control and robust interactivity. For children and adolescents, entering tennis is relatively challenging compared to other sports due to predicting, interacting, and spatial awareness requirements.

Athletes in tennis need to interact with the equipment and confront opponents. Most ball sports fall into the fourth category, where athletes must control the equipment, understand the trajectory and patterns of its movement, and simultaneously compete with opponents, such as observing and judging the ball's trajectory, rotation, opponent's movements, and tactical intentions.

Tennis players need to control the racket like golfers but face a moving ball, requiring spatial judgment and ball-reading skills to hit a return successfully. For children and adolescents whose physical qualities are not yet mature and whose spatial awareness is still developing, tennis poses a significant challenge, making the initial learning process understandably tricky.

As is well known, sports help us maintain good health, but few people understand how much benefit playing tennis can bring to health. Researchers have investigated this to help professional and amateur tennis players understand their physical and mental conditions during tennis matches.

1. Tennis is a unique sport that provides aerobic (endurance) and anaerobic (quick burst) training. Tennis typically involves explosive movements and body regulation similar to interval training. This has profound positive effects on our heart and lungs.

2. Playing tennis regularly strengthens and promotes healthier bones. This impact is significant for those who have played tennis since childhood, but even those who start later can benefit. Over twenty studies analyzing the bone health of tennis players at different levels suggest that participating in tennis increases bone density and strength, especially in tennis players' spine, hips, and dominant arm.

3. Abundant evidence suggests that exercise enhances immunity. Moderate exercise improves the immune system by increasing the number and intensity of immune system cells and enhancing its efficiency. Since tennis demands physical and mental effort, it is considered one of the best sports activities for enhancing immunity.

Tennis is not just a sport; perhaps its most significant health benefit is the "life lessons" it imparts. Players constantly face challenges and adversities, fostering a competitive and winning mindset. A study comparing the behavioural patterns of adolescent tennis players and those not engaged in sports revealed that tennis players developed more autonomy, confidence, individuality, and perseverance in achieving goals.

Additionally, they exhibited fewer negative behavioural traits such as neuroticism, fear, and obsession, which could negatively impact daily functioning and hinder healthy personality development. When the younger generation of players faces challenges in matches and receives effective support mechanisms, strategies, and opportunities to learn coping skills, it enhances their mental health capabilities, enabling them to deal with on and off-court pressures and situations effectively.