22-year-old Russian Daniil Medvedev [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniil_Medvedev] earned his fourth title since the beginning of 2018 on Sunday, and he made it look easy as he cruised past Marton Fucsovics of Hungary, never allowing the 27-year-old World No.47 a chance to get comfortable. Medvedev has had a similar effect on many opponents since he has begun his climb up the rankings. His unorthodox strokes and unpredictable playing style seem to confound his adversaries—as he sits back and patrols the baseline comfortably, they seem to be on edge, perhaps a little too much on the back foot. This was the case again on Sunday as Medvedev won 19 of 22 second-serve return points and broke serve four times on nine opportunities to notch a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Fucsovics. Daniil Medvedev [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/confident-lloyd-harris-feels-ready-to-embrace-daniil-medvedev-challenge.jpg]Daniil Medvedev The Hungarian put forth a solid performance, but never did manage to get his nose in front of Medvedev, even in a tight first set that saw the pair trade breaks at 3-all before Medvedev broke critically in the ninth game and served the set out promptly from there. Medvedev broke for 2-1 in the second set with a perfectly angled crosscourt forehand return. It would be all the World No.16 needed, as he saved both break points he faced in the set and broke again at love to seal the match as a Fucsovics forehand sailed long. The Russian improves to a record of 11-2 in the ATP [https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-2018-season-records-and-figures/] season. Remarkably, Medvedev won 71 of 103 (68.9 percent) of second-serve return points in the tournament, including 36 of 45 (80 percent) in his semi-final and final rounds. Fucsovics will rise to approximately 38 in the ATP rankings; his career-high is 35. Medvedev will remain at a career-high 16. Now, Medvedev will pair up with Karen Khachanov in the Rotterdam doubles event. In their last appearance as a team, the Russians lost in the quarter-final of a Futures event in 2015. Khachanov and Medvedev haven’t been handed an easy draw as they will be meeting 2015 Nitto ATP Finals champions Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in their Rotterdam opener. [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/karen-khachanov-and-daniil-medvedev-team-up-to-play-rotterdam-doubles.jpg]Khachanov and Medvedev 

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<strong>History</strong>

The sport of tennis is said to originate from the 12th century in France. However, at that time, players were using their palms to hit the ball. From the 16th century onwards, rackets began to be put in use.

But it was only from the 19th century onwards that it became a serious game. A typical tennis match consists of games. Players score 15 points to 30 points to 40 points and finally a game. In the event of 40-40, also known as a deuce, a player has to gain an advantage and win the next point to win the game.

The first to reach 6 games with a minimum gap of 2 games wins a set. However, if one player wins 6 games and the other wins 5, the leading player has to win a 7th game before his opponent. In the event of six games all, on certain occasions, a tiebreak is played until a player either reaches 6 games or wins by 2 games if both reach 6 games.

Coming to sets, there are 2 types of matches, 3-set matches and 5-set matches. In the event of the former, if a player earns 2 set wins, he or she wins the match. In the latter's case, it is a case of a player winning at least 3 sets.

<img class="size-full wp-image-108658 aligncenter" src="http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tennis-court-us-open.gif" alt="Psychology of Tennis" width="600" height="353" />

There are various tennis tournaments held throughout the year. But the ultimate tournaments are known as Grand Slams. There are four main Grand Slams held every year. In chronological order, they are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Out of the four, Wimbledon is the oldest, first being held in 1877. The Australian Open is the youngest, first being held in 1905.

With regard to players, Margaret Court holds the record for the most Grand Slam wins for women. In the men's section, it is Roger Federer.
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="319"><strong>Maximum Number of Players on Court</strong></td>
<td width="319">2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="319"><strong>Number of Grand Slams per Year</strong></td>
<td width="319">4</td>
</tr>
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<td width="319"><strong>Maximum Number of Grand Slams Won by a Male</strong></td>
<td width="319">20 (Roger Federer)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="319"><strong>Maximum Number of Grand Slams Won by a Female </strong></td>
<td width="319">24 (Margaret Court)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

History The sport of tennis is said to originate from the 12th century in France. However, at that time, players were using their palms to hit the ball. From the 16th century onwards, rackets began to be put in use. But it was only from the 19th century onwards that it became a serious game. A typical tennis match consists of games. Players score 15 points to 30 points to 40 points and finally a game. In the event of 40-40, also known as a deuce, a player has to gain an advantage and win the next point to win the game. The first to reach 6 games with a minimum gap of 2 games wins a set. However, if one player wins 6 games and the other wins 5, the leading player has to win a 7th game before his opponent. In the event of six games all, on certain occasions, a tiebreak is played until a player either reaches 6 games or wins by 2 games if both reach 6 games. Coming to sets, there are 2 types of matches, 3-set matches and 5-set matches. In the event of the former, if a player earns 2 set wins, he or she wins the match. In the latter&#8217;s case, it is a case of a player winning at least 3 sets. There are various tennis tournaments held throughout the year. But the ultimate tournaments are known as Grand Slams. There are four main Grand Slams held every year. In chronological order, they are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Out of the four, Wimbledon is the oldest, first being held in 1877. The Australian Open is the youngest, first being held in 1905. With regard to players, Margaret Court holds the record for the most Grand Slam wins for women. In the men&#8217;s section, it is Roger Federer.  Maximum Number of Players on Court 2  Number of Grand Slams per Year 4  Maximum Number of Grand Slams Won by a Male 20 (Roger Federer)  Maximum Number of Grand Slams Won by a Female  24 (Margaret Court)