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In April 2009 took up a new sport -- Real Tennis [US: Court Tennis] which is
known as "The Sport of Kings & the King of Sports" which has a long history and
has included players such as King Henry VIII.
I joined
Newmarket Real Tennis Club which is only 2 miles from my home |
Rather than me
trying to describe the game take a look at websites about the game:
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Introduction to the game |
Virtual Tour of a Court |
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International Real
Tennis Professionals’ Association |
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Newmarket Real Tennis Club
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360° Panorama
Court View |
3D Simulated
Court View |
Real
tennis at Fontainebleau |
Wikipedia |
Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
Live and archive of matches |
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The photos below show the Newmarket &
Suffolk Real Tennis Club where I am a member |
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| The Court is asymmetric in
both axes. The view from the service end ..................and back from
the hazard end |
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| The service end with the dedans at the
back |
and side galleries |
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| Preparing to serve ....... |
........ and receive |
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With my tennis partner, Charles, we got through to the final of the
Newmarket Real Tennis Club's Fingleton Cup (handicap doubles). We even
won the first set .....but lost the next two. Still 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 wasn't
too bad! |
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