real tennis

British  

noun

1. Also called: royal tennis.  an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled indoor court with various openings, a sloping-roofed corridor along three sides, and a buttress on the fourth side

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Example Sentences

As someone who isn’t a particularly fervent fan of even real tennis matches, I find fictional ones pleasantly untaxing.

From New York Times

Open runner-up, has not played a real tennis match since January, so she was thrilled when a partial schedule was released for the sport’s true return after its coronavirus-forced hiatus.

From Washington Times

“I was more nervous there than any of my real tennis matches,” Fritz said.

From Reuters

Then again, none of this has anything at all to do with real tennis, of course.

From Washington Times

I met my wife Claire at a real tennis event – she was a highly regarded up-and-coming player and has been the women’s world champion for nine years.

From The Guardian