real tennis
Example Sentences
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As someone who isn’t a particularly fervent fan of even real tennis matches, I find fictional ones pleasantly untaxing.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
“I was more nervous there than any of my real tennis matches,” Fritz said.
From Reuters ● May 3, 2020
Group 2 features Dominic Thiem, John Isner, Diego Schwartzman and the David Ferrer, coming out of retirement from real tennis to make an appearance in the virtual world.
From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2020
Known now as real tennis, it was a diversion for royalty and their minions in France, England and elsewhere during the Renaissance and beyond.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2017
Patterson is a superior match player to his real tennis ability.
From The Art of Lawn Tennis by William (Bill) Tatem Tilden
