- Walter Clopton Wingfield was a British man and he created the sport tennis in 1873.
- He created a portable court in his backyard and he began advertising it.
- For this portable tennis court he uses the elements raquets and badmittens and tennis balls to play.
- From the lawn tennis courts the tournament Wimbledon was created in 1877.
- The tournament Wimbledon was held at the All-England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club.
-The tournament Wimbledon was then named the first grand slam tournament ever.\
- Did people enjoy playing tennis?
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