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.
The photos below show the Newmarket &
Suffolk Real Tennis Club where I am a member
The Court is asymmetric in
both axes. The view from the service end ..................and back from
the hazard end
The service end with the dedans at the
back
and side galleries
Preparing to serve .......
........ and receive
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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