The 2008 Olympic Tennis Competition in Beijing
By Jeff Cooper, About.com Guide
About Olympic Tennis
Learn what makes Olympic tennis distinct, see what it takes to make an Olympic tennis teams, and find lots of tennis lessons in case all of this inspires you to improve your own game.
- What is Olympic Tennis?
- Simple Introduction to Tennis Scoring for Beginners
- Learn to Play Tennis
- Your Road to the Olympic Team
- 2008 Olympic Tennis Schedule
The Athletes
Picking top contenders in any tennis competition requires weighing a set of factors the size and diversity of which reflect the complexity of the game. In addition to the players' own attributes--mental and physical toughness, one- or two-handed backhand, heavy topspin or flatter strokes, baseliner or net attacker--the court surface has much to say about who will prevail.
Olympic Tennis History
The history of tennis predates the invention of rubber. Olympic tennis doesn't go back quite as far, but its early champions did win in long dresses and pants. Here, you'll find a history of the sport and the names of every Olympic tennis medalist.