tennis | sportsgoverningbody | international_tennis_federation <sep> tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles) each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court the object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return the player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player willtennis is an olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages the sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users 
the international tennis federation is the governing body for the tennis sport.tennis is an olympic sport and can be played by anyone who can hold a racket