Jeu de Paume in France

Real tennis is the original racket sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis, or tennis, is descended. Real tennis is still played at a small number of active courts in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and France.

It is also known as jeu de paume in France, “court tennis” in some parts of United States, and formerly called “royal tennis” in Australia. In fact “real” was first used at the end of the 19th century as a retronym to distinguish it from the then recently invented game of lawn tennis.

Bordeaux – Jeu de Paume et Squash de Bordeaux – (3.50/5)
Paris – Société Sportive de Jeu de Paume et de Racquets – (4.67/5)
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