In the northeastern United States, people are fascinated by platform tennis. There are also paddle tennis enthusiasts from the Midwest to the West Coast, and even to Puerto Rico and Europe. These people prefer plate tennis or beach tennis that is open all year round. The next paragraph will discuss the differences between the three sports just mentioned.

Platform tennis began in about 1930 by two men looking for ways to play tennis in the winter. In the winter, the court rises and heats from the ground and is surrounded by screens. The ball can be played from the wall during the game. It is always played in doubles, and the winner is the best of the three. When the serving player is wrong, the serve will be handed over to another team.

A platform tennis court is forty-four feet in length and twenty feet in width, the same line as a lawn tennis court. The height of the net is thirty-four inches. The fence is twelve feet…

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