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technological development history of tennis racket By many accounts, tennis was first played by French monks in the 11th or 12th century, and the first racquets were just there player's hands. It was more like handball, played first by hitting against a wall, then later over a net. Hitting a ball with there hand proved a little too uncomfortable after a while, so players began using gloves. Some players then tried using webbing between the fingers of the glove, while others took to using a wooden paddle. By the 14th century, players had begun using what we could call a racquet, with strings made of guts of animals in a wooden frame. The Italians are said to of made this invention. By the year 1500, racquets were in widespread use. The early racquets had a long handle and a small, teardrop-shaped head. With a more oval head, they would have looked...

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