Three young women, two of them where holding tennis rackets, from the late 19th or early 20th Century.
How did people play tennis around 100 years ago? Times are always changing, and so are sports, including tennis. Sports are played with equipment and rules that change over time.
May Sutton Bundy, the first US player to win the Wimbledon ladies' singles title, pictured in action in 1907.
Tennis is a popular sport that is known throughout the world and is played by a wide variety of people. People play it both for recreation and for competition. And the photos in this post show us how people from around 100 years ago played tennis.
Men's singles match, Seattle, 1895.
Do you see the differences? The most visible thing is of course the clothes of the players. The clothes used looked very classic and conservative, men wore shirts and trousers, while women wore long dresses.
South End Lawn Tennis Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1900.
That's it for today, hope you enjoy the post.
PS: Historical photographs above are all colorized, below are the original ones.
