1) Tennis is a competitive individual or doubles sport played between opponents on opposite sides of a court. 2) The 1998 Wimbledon final between Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanisevic inspired the author to take up tennis competitively after seeing Sampras' resilience and self-belief in winning. 3) Over the past 10 years of playing tennis, the author has won numerous school and state laurels, competed in national tournaments, and led their school team to a bronze medal in an interschool tournament, developing leadership skills.