Tennis Racquet - the main piece of equipment in tennis. It has a long handle and a oval shaped head with a string mesh stretched across it. It is used by the tennis player to hit the ball.
The capital of the United States, Washington, D.C., is a federal district and not part of any state. It is located between Maryland and Virginia on the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. Maryland and Virginia both ceded land to the federal government to create the District of Columbia.
It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides.