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Ramiz Akhmerov
Ramiz Akhmerov (born 8 March 1953) is a former tennis player from Azerbaijan who competed for the Soviet Union in the Davis Cup. Akhmerov, who was runner-up to Alexander Zverev Sr., Alexander Zverev at the 1979 Soviet Championships (tennis), Soviet Championships, won three Summer Universiade medals. He earned a bronze medal at the Tennis at the 1977 Summer Universiade, 1977 event and won both a gold and silver medal at the Tennis at the 1979 Summer Universiade, 1979 Summer Universiade. He made his Davis Cup debut in 1979, at Barcelona, where he lost a singles rubber to Spain's Antonio Muñoz (tennis), Antonio Munoz. His only other Davis Cup appearance came in Donetsk three years later. He and partner Vadim Borisov played the doubles rubber against India's Amritraj brothers, Anand Amritraj, Anand and Vijay Amritraj, Vijay. The Soviet pairing lost the match in four sets. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Akhmerov, Ramiz 1953 births Living people Azerbaijani male tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
