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... Tennis and Allied Court Games Games of the tennis family are played with racket and ball on various types of courts and trace their origin to a 12th - 13th century French game jeu de paume ( “ palm game " ) or , in England , " tennis ...
... Tennis and Allied Court Games Games of the tennis family are played with racket and ball on various types of courts and trace their origin to a 12th - 13th century French game jeu de paume ( “ palm game " ) or , in England , " tennis ...
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... tennis ( court tennis or royal tennis ) HISTORY The origins of real tennis lie in medieval France where the game has always been called jeu de paume ( " palm game " ; i.e. , the ball was struck with the palm of the hand ) . The curious ...
... tennis ( court tennis or royal tennis ) HISTORY The origins of real tennis lie in medieval France where the game has always been called jeu de paume ( " palm game " ; i.e. , the ball was struck with the palm of the hand ) . The curious ...
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... tennis , only one service is allowed and a single fault loses a point . A service in which the shuttle hits the top of the net and still falls within the correct service court is " good " -not a " let " as in tennis . After service a ...
... tennis , only one service is allowed and a single fault loses a point . A service in which the shuttle hits the top of the net and still falls within the correct service court is " good " -not a " let " as in tennis . After service a ...
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