A Racket Sport is a sport played with a bat, paddle, or racket. Different sports have different rules and different ways of playing. There are lots of different types of racket sports played world wide. Tennis was the first racket sport and was origin known as real tennis, the ansestor of most racket sports. Racket sports form a broad category of activities built around quick exchanges, controlled strokes, and fast decision‑making. They typically involve small teams or individual players, a defined court space, and a focus on timing, placement, and movement efficiency. Sports such as tennis, squash, and padel illustrate the range within this category: some are played in large open courts, others in compact enclosed spaces, and some rely heavily on walls to keep rallies going.
