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 Tennis is a sport played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players each (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a ball, a hollow rubber sphere covered in felt, over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is still called lawn tennis to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis, court tennis or jeu de paume), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a very different kind of a court. Originating in England in the late 19th century AD, the game spread first throughout the English-speaking world, particularly among the upper classes. Tennis is now played in the Summer Olympic Games and at all levels of society, by individuals of all ages many countries around the world. Its rules have remained remarkably unchanged since the early 1900s. Along with its millions of players, tennis claims millions of people who follow the sport as spectators, being particularly interested in the four Grand Slam tournaments.
In tennis, a player uses different strategies that both enhance his own strengths and exploit his opponent's weaknesses in order to gain the advantage and win more points. Players commonly specialize in a certain style of play, focusing on what they do best as a means of beating their opponents. Based on their style, players generally fit into one of three types: baseliners, volleyers and all-court players. A baseliner plays from the back of the tennis court, around the baseline, preferring to trade groundstrokes rather than to come up to the net (except in certain situations). A volleyer tries to approach the net and hit volleys, putting pressure on the opponent. All-court players fall somewhere in between. A tennis player usually determines his/her strategies based on his/her weaknesses. For example, most players have a stronger forehand, therefore they will hit forehands "inside out" to their opponents.
 Safin began his professional career in 1997 and held the No. 1 world ranking for 9 weeks in November and December of 2000. He achieved his first Grand Slam title at the 2000 U.S. Open after defeating Pete Sampras, and later won the 2005 Australian Open defeating Lleyton Hewitt. Safin also helped lead Russia to Davis Cup victories in 2002 and 2006. Safin was born in Moscow, USSR (now Russia), to an ethnic Tatar, Muslim family and is[1][3][4][5][6] a non-practising Muslim.[6] His parents were former tennis players and coaches.[7] His younger sister is a professional tennis player Dinara Safina.[3] Safin's father managed the local Spartak Tennis Club where Safin trained in his youth alongside several tennis players, including Anna Kournikova, Elena Dementieva, and Anastasia Myskina.[7] At age fourteen he moved to Valencia, Spain, to gain access to advanced tennis training programs which were not available in Russia.[8] Safin says he grew up "very fast...with no muscles" and that he moved to Spain because clay courts were "better for the knees."[8] Safin speaks fluent Spanish as a result.[9] Safin started his professional career in 1997. In 1998, Safin consecutively defeated Andre Agassi and defending champion Gustavo Kuerten at the French Open.[10]
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