Sport: "Real tennis" — the old version of tennis — still exist…

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Did you know? "Real tennis" — the old version of tennis — still exists and is played on only 47 courts worldwide. The rules are complex (3 walls, roof edges) and the ball weighs double. King Henry VIII was a fan. "Lawn tennis" — what we now just call "tennis" — was started in 1873 as a simpler variant.

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"Real tennis" — the old version of tennis — still exists and is played on only 47 courts worldwide. The rules are complex (3 walls, roof edges) and the ball weighs double. King Henry VIII was a fan. "Lawn tennis" — what we now just call "tennis" — was started in 1873 as a simpler variant.

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