Why I like tennis

I like tennis because the outcome of the match is completely dependent on the individual player. It's as simple as if you play better than your opponent you win and if you don't you lose. In other mainstream team sports one can feel like they did everything they could but their team came up short. This is difficult because on one hand you are happy you personally did your best but also upset that the team could not get a win. In tennis you don't have to deal with these conflicting emotions because it the sole responsibility of the player to either win or lose.

I also like tennis because it is not only physically tasking but also mentally challenging. Matches can be long and grueling and wear down a player physically however the most challenging aspect of tennis is the mental side. A player can win a hard fought point hitting shot after shot but if the player loses focus and misses his next forehand that negates all the hard work they had previously done. In sports like baseball, basketball, football and soccer players can have a momentary mental lapse and usually suffer no consequence. In tennis every mental lapse will almost surely cost a player the point.

Lastly tennis involves very little luck, you simply make shots or don't. In other sports you can catch a lucky break and win but in tennis the superior player will win.