Real tennis
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real-tennis-181-11132538
title:
Real tennis
text:
Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of tennis is derived. It is also known as court tennis in the United States, royal tennis in England and Australia, and courte-paume in France. Many French real tennis courts are at jeu de paume clubs. 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. There are just 45 active
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encyclopedia
description:
Racquet sport played in a walled court.
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_tennis
date created:
2003-05-26T23:32:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T01:20:58Z
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