Real tennis facts for kids

Jeu de paume in the 17th century.

Real tennis is the original racket sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis, or tennis, developed. It is also known as jeu de paume in France and as "court tennis" in some parts of United States.

Real tennis is still played at a small number of active courts in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and France. The sport is supported and governed by organizations around the world.

• Lord Aberdare (2001). The J.T. Faber Book of Tennis and Rackets. London: Quiller Press. ISBN: 1-899163-62-X.
• Heiner Gillmeister (1997). Tennis: A Cultural History. London: Leicester University Press. ISBN: 0-7185-0147-0.
• Roman Krznaric (2006). The First Beautiful Game: Stories of Obsession in Real Tennis. Oxford: Ronaldson Publications. ISBN: 1-899804-13-7.
• Kathryn McNicoll (2006) "Real Tennis". UK: Shire Publications. ISBN: 978 0 7478 06103 (Album 437).
• Julian Marshall (1878). The Annals of Tennis. Facsimile reprinted 1973 by Racquet Sports Information & Services, Inc.: Baltimore.

Images for kids

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  Jesmond Dene jeu à dedans court, view toward service end

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  Racquets and balls

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  Newmarket-Suffolk jeu à dedans court, view toward hazard end

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  Real Tennis house at Coburg, Germany

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  Real Tennis Court building at Falkland Palace, housing the world's oldest tennis court and Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Club

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  The Spectators' Gallery facing the court at Falkland Palace

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  Inside the Spectators' Gallery, Falkland Palace