Federer Trading Down to the Old Style Racquet

Federer recently made a promotional appearance in England where he swappped his normal racquet for the heavy, asymmetric wooden version to play Real Tennis. Real Tennis is the royal and ancient forerunner of the sport we know today. Federer also said he was confident about his chances at Wimbledon, but is wary of Henman.

To be perfectly honest, I had heard of Real Tennis, but had no idea there was such a following. I found several sites which may be of interest to WATR readers:

Real Tennis Online

Real Tennis History

International Real Tennis Professionals Association

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