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Useful: The history of tennis
The most common view is that it was a crude courtyard ball game invented by 11th or 12th century French monks. The name tennis is said to come from the French word 'Tenez!' (from the verb tenir meaning 'to take'). It means 'take this', which the monks would yell as they served the ball with their hand. The game became popular as rich aristocrats learned the game from the monks.
