法国和尚开创网球运动以后History
从《和尚在寺院发明网球运动？Origins》 中我们了解到：大多的历史学家把网球的历史归于11、12世纪的法国和尚，这些和尚曾拿着粗糙的球打向寺院的墙壁，或者打过栓在院子里的绳子。
The nobility learned the game from the monks later, and some accounts report as many as 1800 courts in France by the 13th century%26#46; The game became such a popular diversion, both the Pope and Louis IV tried unsuccessfully to ban it%26#46; It soon spread to England, where both Henry VII and Henry VIII were avid players who promoted the building of more courts%26#46;
后来，社会上流人士就从这些和尚那里学到了这种游戏。据说约在13世纪的法国，大约1800个球场都玩这种游戏。这种活动风靡一时，教皇和路易四世曾经一度禁止，但是以破产告终。随后，它很快地传到了英国，那时亨利七世和八世是网球的痴迷者，他们还下令建造很多网球场地。
By the year 1500, a wooden frame racquet strung with sheep gut was in common use, as was a cork-cored ball weighing around three ounces%26#46; The early tennis courts were quite different from the modern "lawn tennis" court most of us are used to%26#46; The early game matured into what is now called "real tennis," and England’s Hampton Court, built in 1625, is still used today%26#46; Only a handful of such courts remain%26#46; It’s a narrow, indoor court where the ball is played off walls that include a number of openings and oddly angled surfaces toward which the players aim for various strategic purposes%26#46; The net is five feet high on the ends, but three feet in the middle, creating a pronounced droop%26#46;
在1500年，一种木制的用羊肠子缠绕的拍子被发明并且得到广泛应用。同时还有一种软木内核重3盎司的球也得到的应用。那时的场地和现在草坪网球的场地大不相同。早期的网球演化为今日的网球，其中英国的HAMPTON网球场建于1625年，今天仍然被使用着。现在这样的古老场地所存不多了。这种场地很狭窄，室内型，其设计仍然是为了网球玩家把球投向墙壁，墙壁有的地方可能向前突出，为了玩家的特殊技巧所设计。网子两端有25英尺高，而中间只有三英尺，呈明显下坡趋势。
The game’s popularity dwindled almost to zero during the 1700s, but in 1850, Charles Goodyear invented a vulcanization process for rubber, and during the 1850s, players began to experiment with using the bouncier rubber balls outdoors on grass%26#46;
这种运动在1700年，曾经销声匿迹，但是在1850年，Charles Goodyear 发明了一种硫化制造橡胶的工艺，在那时，球员们开始尝试在草坪上玩这种新式球。
An outdoor game was, of course, completely different from an indoor game played off walls, so several new sets of rules were formulated%26#46;
然而，室外运动的玩法和室内的显然不同，所以就出现了很多新的比赛规则。
法国和尚开创网球运动以后History
从《和尚在寺院发明网球运动？Origins》 中我们了解到：大多的历史学家把网球的历史归于11、12世纪的法国和尚，这些和尚曾拿着粗糙的球打向寺院的墙壁，或者打过栓在院子里的绳子。
The nobility learned the game from the monks later, and some accounts report as many as 1800 courts in France by the 13th century%26#46; The game became such a popular diversion, both the Pope and Louis IV tried unsuccessfully to ban it%26#46; It soon spread to England, where both Henry VII and Henry VIII were avid players who promoted the building of more courts%26#46;
后来，社会上流人士就从这些和尚那里学到了这种游戏。据说约在13世纪的法国，大约1800个球场都玩这种游戏。这种活动风靡一时，教皇和路易四世曾经一度禁止，但是以破产告终。随后，它很快地传到了英国，那时亨利七世和八世是网球的痴迷者，他们还下令建造很多网球场地。
By the year 1500, a wooden frame racquet strung with sheep gut was in common use, as was a cork-cored ball weighing around three ounces%26#46; The early tennis courts were quite different from the modern "lawn tennis" court most of us are used to%26#46; The early game matured into what is now called "real tennis," and England’s Hampton Court, built in 1625, is still used today%26#46; Only a handful of such courts remain%26#46; It’s a narrow, indoor court where the ball is played off walls that include a number of openings and oddly angled surfaces toward which the players aim for various strategic purposes%26#46; The net is five feet high on the ends, but three feet in the middle, creating a pronounced droop%26#46;
在1500年，一种木制的用羊肠子缠绕的拍子被发明并且得到广泛应用。同时还有一种软木内核重3盎司的球也得到的应用。那时的场地和现在草坪网球的场地大不相同。早期的网球演化为今日的网球，其中英国的HAMPTON网球场建于1625年，今天仍然被使用着。现在这样的古老场地所存不多了。这种场地很狭窄，室内型，其设计仍然是为了网球玩家把球投向墙壁，墙壁有的地方可能向前突出，为了玩家的特殊技巧所设计。网子两端有25英尺高，而中间只有三英尺，呈明显下坡趋势。
The game’s popularity dwindled almost to zero during the 1700s, but in 1850, Charles Goodyear invented a vulcanization process for rubber, and during the 1850s, players began to experiment with using the bouncier rubber balls outdoors on grass%26#46;
这种运动在1700年，曾经销声匿迹，但是在1850年，Charles Goodyear 发明了一种硫化制造橡胶的工艺，在那时，球员们开始尝试在草坪上玩这种新式球。
An outdoor game was, of course, completely different from an indoor game played off walls, so several new sets of rules were formulated%26#46;
然而，室外运动的玩法和室内的显然不同，所以就出现了很多新的比赛规则。