Requirements If you are interested in competing on the WTA Tour, which changed its name to Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in 2005, the first thing you have to do is submit a duly accomplished Mandatory Player Form. This form, which is submitted before every tour year by everyone who wants to join the tour, is available on Sony Ericsson WTA Tour website and must be forwarded to the Tour's office in Florida through fax. This is because: - the heavier the frame, the more power it generates - the heavier the frame, the less it vibrates - the stiffer the frame, the more power it generates - if the frame is stiff, then it transmits more to the arm - a stiff frame entails a more uniform ball response against the swing of the racquet - the larger the frame, the more power it generates - the larger the frame, the more resistant it is to twisting 4. The server and receiver are decided by a coin toss. The server stands behind the base in the confiness of the singles court when it is a singles game, and in the doubles line when it is a doubles game. The odd points are set in the advantage court whereas the even points are set on the deuce court. It is important the server be mindful of the receiver. Because you are exercised by playing tennis, you develop an overall wellness including having a strong immune system that gives you optimum resistance to diseases. 16. It also fosters having good nutritional habits because you develop the discipline of eating properly before a game to have enough energy and after a competition to properly supplement the energy that you have lost. Facts about ATP tennis, anyone? The sponsor of the said China tournament includes Mercedes-Benz, Lacoste, South Africa Airways, RADO. The doubles and singles tennis players were able to raise more than a hundred thirty thousand RMB for the United Nations Children s Fund. For the very first robin round, a match was made between circuit leaders Andy Roddick and Ivan Ljubicic, which had thirty five aces. She won three Grand Slam tournaments at the end of the 90's She left the world of tennis to recuperate from a back injury. She came back in 2005 with a bang as she was ranked No. 1. Maria Sharapova. She was on April 19, 1987 in Russia. She began playing tennis when she was only 4 years old. At 6, her talent in tennis was discovered and moved to the US to hone her skills under professional coaching.