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BALLARAT Tennis Club will present costumed, theatrical matches of real or royal tennis as part of Ballarat Heritage Festival on Saturday 17 May.<\/p>\n

Community members are invited to the Larter Street indoor court to go back in time as part of A Real Tennis Spectacle, a day of historic re-enactment exhibition matches featuring players including Henry VIII, Mary Queen of Scots, Caravaggio and a monk.<\/p>\n

Costumed spectators like ‘Madame Versailles,’ played by Amie Br\u00fbl\u00e9e, will mix with the public in the gallery, and throughout the day there will be demonstrations on racquet repairing and ball-stitching.<\/p>\n

“There’s a big connection with tennis in France,” BTC member Lucinda Horrocks said.<\/p>\n

“We did a Zoom meeting with the president of the tennis association in France and he gave us expressions that come from tennis that he used in daily life.<\/p>\n

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One of Australia’s top female real tennis players Cath Hall tests out her Mary Queen of Scots costume ahead of Heritage Fest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Amie has a few insults in French, so she can throw a bit of shade on those on court.”<\/p>\n

BTC president Patrick Sunter said 2025 has been a great chance to get involved with Heritage Festival in a new way as the theme is entertainment.<\/p>\n

“It really fits in well with real tennis, which is a game about the sporting side, but also the enjoyment and spectating,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Alongside watching the exhibition match with the historical characters, people who come along will have the opportunity to try the game and play as well.”<\/p>\n

Ms Horrocks said real tennis is the 800-year-old ancestor of all racquet sports, dating back to medieval times.<\/p>\n

Ballarat’s real tennis court is one of only five in Australia.<\/p>\n

“Tennis played in a walled court first came to Ballarat in the 1860s as Europeans flocked to the gold rush and brought their pastimes with them,” she said.<\/p>\n

Attendees are welcome to dress up in a costume referencing any time, place or dimension. Tickets are free but seats are limited. Visit Eventbrite<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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