No doubt, the famous Tennis Court Oath of the French Revolution was of serious concern to those who took it.

The French Revolution, which began in 1789, distracted from the game, though one of the revolution’s founding moments, the Tennis Court Oath, took place in the tennis court at Versailles, where ...

Some inquiry has been made for the oath of allegiance which is now administered to all employes of the Government and to contumacious citizens generally.

Nick’s Notes: Bollettieri on how to overcome windy conditions on the tennis court The late coach shares his tips and tricks to conquering blustery winds during a match.

– Lance Tingay in The Fireside Book of Tennis If the “Tennis Court Oath” of 1789 gave power to the people, the creation of Open competition in 1968 gave power to the players.

The Jeu de Paume or Royal Tennis Court of Versailles, where the deputies of a newly formed National Assembly swore a revolutionary oath in 1789 to draft France’s first constitution, has been ...

Patrick Boucheron revisits important dates of history. What actually happened on the 20th of June 1789 at Versaille, the day of the Tennis Court Oath, a pivotal event in the French Revolution?

Drawing by Jacques-Louis David of the Tennis Court Oath. Wikimedia. Public domain.European modernity has been defined by the struggle of competing economic and political models, both within and ...

Serena Williams hit the court publicly for the first time since the birth of her daughter over the weekend, raising awareness for a cause near and dear to her and her family. Alongside Venus, the ...

The Tennis Court Oath of 1789 was a powerful political demand for rights from a bunch of fed-up citizens which kick-started the French Revolution. The Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club annual general ...