How Tennis Invented Everything

A charmingly written book, packed full of incredible stories detailing how the humble game of tennis has influenced our lives in some very unexpected areas throughout history.

Includes the secret of why tennis is scored at 15 points at a time - a mystery that has been debated by historians for almost six centuries and something that was buried by the Romans for over 2,000 years - until now...

Telling tales of tennis as the sun sets on the opening day of the history festival in Wiltshire
Telling tales of tennis as the sun sets on the opening day of the history festival in Wiltshire

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