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Major Walter Clapton Wingfield, a British army major is credited with inventing the game of tennis in 1873. He patented the game under the name of Sphairistike in 1874, basing the name on sphairistike techne which is Greek for the "art of playing ball". It is believed that Wingfield adapted the popular English indoor games such as badminton, squash rackets and court tennis for outdoor suitability. Although the game was known widely for some time under Wingfields patented name, players gradually started using the terms Tennis-on-the-lawn or lawn tennis. У Вас название немного не точно написано, поэтому и не найти
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