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But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. But the origin of tennis exists much longer. The term real was first used by journalists in the early 20th century as a retronym to distinguish the ancient game from modern lawn tennis even though the latter sport is seldom contested on lawns these days outside the few social-club-managed estates such as Wimbledon. The oldest recorded tennis courts were those built for the gentlemen of the court in Valencia in Spain in Players of real tennis often call the game tennis , while continuing to refer to the more widely played derivative as lawn tennis.
Real tennis is still played on about 48 surviving courts in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and France. Despite a documented history of courts existing in the German states from the 17th century, the sport evidently died out there during or after the World War II reconstruction. The sport is supported and governed by various organizations around the world. Game description The rules and scoring are similar to those of lawn tennis, which derives from real tennis, but are more complex.
Although in both sports game scoring is by fifteens with the exception of 40, which was shortened from forty-five , in real tennis, six games wins a set, without the need for a 2-game buffer as in lawn tennis although some tournaments play up to 9 games per set. A match is typically best of three sets, except for the major open tournaments, in which matches are best of five sets for men, and the best of three sets for women. Equipment Unlike the latex-based technology underlying the modern lawn-tennis ball, the game still uses a cork-based ball very close in design to the original balls used in the game.
The inch mm short, asymmetrical racquets are made of wood and use very tight nylon strings to cope with the heavy balls. The racquet head is shaped to make it easier to strike balls close to the floor or in corners, and to facilitate a fast shot with a low trajectory that is difficult for an opponent to return. A valid serve must occur from the serving court before the second gallery line, and hit the service penthouse before dropping in the receiving court , marked by the service line and fault line.
Corresponding chase lines extend from the centers of the side galleries on both service and hazard ends, including the first , door , second and last.
Gallery posts and the net post are marked with circles. Shaded areas are the winning openings, the dedans , grille , and winning gallery. None of these, nor the posts, would be visible with an actual overhead view as depicted. Written by Alan February 24, Where does tennis come from? Read on to find out all about this sport and where you can get involved if you want to give it a whirl. Probably made up by some beard-stroking hipsters, right?
Real Tennis has been around for centuries and gave birth to the modern game of tennis also known as 'Lawn Tennis' we know today. The term real was first used by journalists in the early 20th century as a retronym to distinguish the ancient game from modern lawn tennis even though the latter sport is often not contested on lawns these days outside the few social-club-managed estates such as Wimbledon.
Today there are only 48 real tennis courts in the world, located in United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and France. When you've come to grips with the sport you may want to get involved — or maybe not and in that case, you can just thank us at your next quiz night! One of the differences between Lawn Tennis and Real Tennis is in the scoring system. They both record scores in the same increments and both sports require six game wins to win a set.
To add even more confusion, some Real Tennis matches may include nine games per a set. Points are won or lost when errors are made e. They may also be won by striking the ball into the winning openings i. If a ball bounces twice anywhere else on the court or enters any other gallery before a player touches it, a chase is set said to be laid.
When a chase is laid the score does not change, that chase is noted and held in abeyance until the chase is played off. When two chases have been laid, or if there is one chase outstanding and the score is at game point e. After changing ends, the chase or chases are played off in the order in which they were laid.
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