2008 Australian Open - Real Tennis

The first couple of games of the final of the 2008 Australian Open of Real Tennis between Rob Fahey and Ruaraidh Gunn, at the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club, on 26 January. To buy this 2 DVD set, email Tim at poolmaster@hotmail.com Cost is $49.99 AUD + postage & handling.

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• real
• tennis
• royal
• court
• rob
• fahey
• ruaraidh
• gunn
• 2008
• australian
• open
• dvd
• rmtc

[googleboughtmee]

who lined up those cameras

[betterthanayard]

@googleboughtmee what exactly is wrong? I can always use some advice/criticism please.

[dorker1992]

seems challenging ....whats the rule to play? !!?? how to score?

[betterthanayard]

@dorker1992 Wikipedia "real tennis". Very challenging game... to say the least!!

[b00tn]

never seen this form of tennis before xs cool tho

are you playing with other types of ball or rackets ? it seems like you generate less power but while still swinging at full force ... just wondering, cous with real tennisracket it would be a pinballmachine in there

[betterthanayard]

@b00tn ball twice as heavy, and rock hard, although with a felt cover. Very little bounce. Racquet also much heavier and wooden. VERY small sweet spot!!

[violent1teen8]

THUMBS UP IF YOU LAUGHED AT THE GUY WHO GOT HIT IN THE BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!

[yoquindas]

this reminds me of ping pong at my house. the patio ceiling, window and any thing else you can bank the ball against is in play. never knew it was a real sport.

[victorytilidie]

@googleboughtmee One of the major reasons that real tennis is never televised is that the courts don't allow for a good placement of cameras.

[daekoaram1990]

@MrZolee86 this is actually where the modern tennis came from

[googleboughtmee]

@betterthanayard sry was just being silly. i guess all real tennis footage is at strange angles with only little bits of the court visible at a time.

[odingr]

more like fake tennis! :P kidding! Seems fun and pretty hard.

[swagger3898]

To confusing this

[keithsauceez]

I played this for the first time last night... drunk. Most challenging thing I've done in my life.

[BiggyBollocks]

I was only able to watch a couple of minutes worth, but it is crazy to see how far that tennis has evolved to become the wonderful sport that it is today. Thanks for posting!

[sharmanboys]

@dleddy14 this is proper tennis. lawn tennis was made after this.