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Spencer Gore

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hard court. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players.

Spencer Gore born March 10, 1850 in Wimbledon Common, Surrey April 19, 1906 in Ramsgate, Kent was a tennis and cricket player for England. He was Wimbledon's original champion winning at men's tennis championship in 1877, beating William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. He lost in the Wimbledon Men's final in 1878 to Frank Hadow 7-5, 6-1, 9-7. Spencer then quit playing tennis, stating the game was too boring.

Spencer Gore is a player known for his mental toughness, and because of that, many of her most famous matches goes the distance. He is remembered as one of the legendry tennis players in his time. His sheer determination and his fighting spirit could be seen in all the games he played.

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