Welsh inventions | Wales.com
The early history of tennis is somewhat hazy, with its creation linked to the French monarch Louis X (who purportedly died after a particularly intense game...), and even to one of King Arthur’s knights, who is said to have played a match against 17 giants. One man who certainly had a hand in getting the sport off the ground, however, is the Welsh inventor, Walter Clopton Wingfield. An early fan of the game, Walter began selling popular tennis sets that included rubber balls, a net, poles, court markers, and an instruction manual, allowing the sport to be played almost anywhere. As a result, he is listed in the International Tennis Hall of Fame as “a founder of modern lawn tennis”.
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