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Queenstown, the resort town lies 300 kms to the North-West of Dunedin and is located at the heart of the South Island. The picturesque place is snuggled in the shores of the Lake Wakatipu and is looked down by the Alps Mountain Ranges. This alpine town was named as Queenstown as the scenic place was considered suitable for Queen Victoria to reside in. In the present days Queenstown is acclaimed internationally as one of the popular tourist destination of New Zealand. This resort destination has loads of things and activities to offer. Queenstown is cited as the Sport's Capital of New Zealand. From bungee jumping to snowboarding, golfing to water rafting, hiking to tennis, Queenstown has it all. The word tennis was derived from a term- tenez meaning 'hold this'. A server normally uses this term before beginning a rally. The origin of Tennis is traced back to 14 th century in France, when originally the game was played with the palm of a hand and hence was named Paume. Tennis has become very popular these days and many Sports Club in Queenstown offer varied sporting activities. The Queenstown Tennis Club is one such club which provides you with ample of sporting activities. Queenstown Tennis Club has experienced and professional coaches who will provide tennis lessons to you. If you are really interested then do visit this club and get some expert tennis lessons from the coaching staffs of this club. There are four Tennis Courts in this club. Tennis is normally played on a flat, rectangular surface especially on grass, clay or hard court made of asphalt or concrete. The Courts are usually 78 feet (23.77 m) long and 27 feet (8.23 m) wide in case of single matches and 36 feet (10.97 m) in case of doubles matches. The red court in tennis is generally used at the French Open, the green clay courts are mainly used at US Tennis events, Hard courts are used at Australian Open. The indoor courts were made of wood and this tradition continued till 1960s, in the recent years it is either cemented or carpeted.
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