royal tennis
E549227
Royal tennis is a historic indoor racket sport, considered the precursor to modern lawn tennis, traditionally played in enclosed courts with sloping roofs and walls.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor sport
ⓘ
precursor of lawn tennis ⓘ racket sport ⓘ |
| ballCovering | cloth ⓘ |
| ballType | handmade ball ⓘ |
| courtSurface | hard surface ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Real Tennis Professionals Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
court tennis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
real tennis ⓘ royal jeu de paume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
asymmetrical court
ⓘ
chases as scoring features ⓘ galleries around the court ⓘ net across the middle of the court ⓘ penthouse roof along the side of the court ⓘ service end and hazard end ⓘ sloping roofs ⓘ walls used in play ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalAssociationWith |
English monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCountry |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective | win points by hitting the ball into the opponent's court with strategic use of walls and chases ⓘ |
| isPlayedBy |
four players in doubles
ⓘ
two players ⓘ |
| isPlayedIn | enclosed court ⓘ |
| isPlayedOn | indoor court ⓘ |
| isPlayedWith |
ball
ⓘ
racket ⓘ |
| isPrecursorOf | lawn tennis ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
lawn tennis
ⓘ
pallone NERFINISHED ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| originatedAs | jeu de paume ⓘ |
| originatedIn | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| racketMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| usesScoringSystemSimilarTo | lawn tennis ⓘ |
| usesTerm |
advantage
ⓘ
deuce ⓘ love ⓘ |
| wasPopularAmong |
European royalty
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ |
| wasPopularIn | Renaissance Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jeu de paume