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When was tennis invented?


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Tennis The modern game of tennis and tennis balls originated in Birmingham, England in the late 19th century as 'lawn tennis' which has close connections to various field/lawn games as well as to the ancient game of real tennis Text ChaCha!

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The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England in the late 19th century as 'lawn tennis' which has close connections to various field/lawn games as well as to the ancient game of real tennis Text ChaCha!

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Tennis originated from a 12th century French game called paume; it was a court game where the ball was struck with the hand.

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