Real tennis Real tennis Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of tennis (originally called "lawn tennis") is derived. It is also known as court tennis in the United States, formerly royal tennis in England and Australia, and courte-paume in France (a reference to the older, racquetless game of "jeu de paume", the ancestor of modern handball and racquet games; many French real tennis courts are at "jeu de paume" clubs). The term "real" was first used by journalists in the early 20th century as
The Pavilion, Hampton Court million in 2007. The Pavilion was again for sale in 2012; priced at £10 million. The pavilion was occupied by Cecil Harmsworth King and his second wife Ruth Railton in the 1960s and 1970s. The Pavilion, Hampton Court The Pavilion is a house on Barge Walk in Hampton Court Park near Hampton Court Palace. It is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England. It is the sole survivor of four pavilions for the Bowling Green at Hampton Court. It was designed by William Talman under the direction of Christopher Wren as part of William III's improvements to