Tennis is a sport in which either two players or two teams consisting of two players compete. The players' task is to use their rackets to send the ball to the opponent's court in such a way that the opponent is unable to play a valid return. Tennis is an Olympic sport.
In Russia, tennis was first mentioned in 1875. This is evidenced by an entry about playing tennis in the diary of the Governor of Moscow - Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich. On August 18 of 1878, the Manifesto for the All-Russian Development of Lawn Tennis in Russia was proclaimed. The year of 1908 was marked by the institution of the All-Russian Union of Tennis Clubs, the governing body of tennis until 1918. The members of most of the clubs were aristocrats, officers, and big merchants.
In 1956, the Tennis Federation of the USSR was founded, which was later transformed into the All-Russian Tennis Federation. The popularization and promotion of the sport in Russia after the collapse of the USSR was favored by the first President, B. Yeltsin.
In the 1990s, the history of the Russian big tennis reached a new level. E. Kafelnikov won the Grand Slam tournament and became the first racket of the world. A. Myskina was the first in the history of women's tennis in Russia to win Roland Garros. Many competitions are held annually. They are divided by age categories and types (singles or doubles).
The postage stamp provides an image of a tennis player returning a ball.
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