Did you know that beach tennis was born in the 80s in
Italy? Long unknown to the general public, it is nowadays the trendy sport on
beaches around the world. Tourists on holiday in the islands always find time
for a game of beach tennis!
You’re not one of them ? This is probably because you
do not know beach tennis yet ! It is imperative we fix this! One sure
thing : you will thank us!
Inspired by traditional tennis, beach tennis
rules are slightly different from those of its "older brother". The
field and the racquet alone are very different. Unlike tennis which is played
on a flat 23m long and 8m wide field, a beach tennis field has no specific
dimension.
It can be played anywhere as long as there is room on the beach. This
most certainly contributed to its success ... However, often a beach volleyball
court of 16m long and 8m wide, on
which the net is lowered, is used. Regarding the racquet, it is full (that is
to say without rope) and smaller. In addition to this, the distinction between
the two sports is probably the bounce (or rather the lack of rebounds), since
the ball must never touch the sandy soil.
If you do not want to be the laughing stock of your
fellow players; do not confuse beach tennis with beach ball. Despite strong
similarities between the two sports, beach ball is distinguished by its wooden
racket and the lack of field and net. This is a sport that requires very little
– if any – infrastructure…
Very popular in the islands, those of the Indian
Ocean also, beach tennis is widely practiced by the locals as well as tourists.
In Reunion Island, beach tennis has even almost become a national sport. The
islanders from Reunion are thus amongst the world's best in their category.
With Mauritius, Reunion is amongst those who promote this sport the most in the
world. Both islands are also the only Indian Ocean destinations to organize
international tournaments like the Mauritius International Beach Tennis Open.
The other islands in the region are not far behind
though. Whether in Maldives, Sri Lanka or Madagascarm beach tennis has become
so widespread that many hotels scattered throughout the area offer this
activity to tourists from all backgrounds and destinations.
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