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Paddle tennis (sometimes branded as POP Tennis since 2015) [1] is a racket sport adapted from tennis and played for over a century. Compared to tennis, the court is smaller, has no doubles lanes, and the net is lower. Paddle tennis is played with a solid perforated paddle, as opposed to a strung racquet, and a lower pressure tennis ball.
Racket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or other object. [1] Rackets consist of a handled frame with an open hoop that supports a network of tightly stretched strings.
Padel (Spanish: pádel), also sometimes called padel tennis, is a racket sport of Mexican origin, typically played in doubles on an enclosed court slightly smaller than a doubles tennis court. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Although padel shares the same scoring system as tennis , the rules, strokes, and technique are different.
Real tennis (also royal tennis or court tennis): An indoor racket sport which was the predecessor of the modern game of (lawn) tennis. The term real is used as a retronym to distinguish the ancient game from the modern game of lawn tennis. Known also as court tennis in the United States or royal tennis in Australia. [113]
Paddle ball is a sport that is played on a court half the size of a tennis court, using paddle racquets. The paddle is made of wood or graphite , and has holes to reduce air friction . The game is played in singles (two players) or in doubles (four players).
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Like platform tennis, paddle tennis is played with a solid paddle. Paddle tennis uses a depressurized tennis ball and an underhand serve. The same court is used for both singles and doubles, with doubles being the dominant form of play. Padel tennis (or just "padel") is also similar. Padel is typically played in doubles on an enclosed court ...
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