Lendl and Federer Fan
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on your backyard?
Who owns tennis court here?
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daddy
Legend
Me and my friend decided to make a couple at least on the outskirts of my city but that idea will have to wait until we finish the house which is on the property. 
It will be sweet when its over.
Maybe the question should also be which tennis players had one while they were growing up. I know Verdasco had two in his backyard, HC and thats part of the reason he can rip a forhand as he can - he used to play a lot on hard and not only on clay when he was learning !
It will be sweet when its over. Maybe the question should also be which tennis players had one while they were growing up. I know Verdasco had two in his backyard, HC and thats part of the reason he can rip a forhand as he can - he used to play a lot on hard and not only on clay when he was learning !
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swimntennis
Guest
There's a house a few blocks over from here with a nice hard court next to their house (they have a double lot). Unfortunately, it's used as extra parking space. I die a little inside every time I pass it.
This guy describes the whole process of having one built!
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=184281
I have a b-ball court in my backyard, no tennis though.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=184281
I have a b-ball court in my backyard, no tennis though.
daddy
Legend
Full basketball court or just half/street ball type court ? Full is great providing you have friends to play 5 on 5. I tend to like this much more than 3 on 3 on one basket, a lot more running and counter attacks involved makes the game great.
Ps - its not that hard to make a tennis court, there are even ATP certifid companies which make them for pretty cheap money over here, you can even choose a surface, but concrete is def the best for backyard of course - low mintainence.
daddy
Legend
iplaybetter
Hall of Fame
i have some mediocre hard courts right within walking distance
chiapants226
Professional
lol same with near me. the people near me have a nice syn grass court, but its never EVER used. i always walked past it on the way to my local courts, and nobody ever plays tennis on it. ive only ever seen it being used when their dogs are on the court and the kid there is playing basketball on it.
nextfederer
Rookie
i wish i had a court
goober
Legend
hah- how we don't appreciate things around us growing up! I at various points growing up lived within walking distance of a beach, but didn't really go that often. Now that I am older, we take vacations to get to the beach!
I live on a property that boasts some of the sweetest and perfectly maintained har tru courts you'll ever see in your life, just truly wonderful and amazing courts all around. And I didn't play more than 3 times in the first 10 years I lived in the complex... Just started really playing in the last 2 years or so... Also lived near free courts in L.A. for five years where one can play year around, and never played then either.
I would be like a 7.5 instead of a 3.5 if I had taken advantage of all those opportunities to play...
Lendl and Federer Fan
Hall of Fame
So from the other thread, it cost 50 to 75 grand to build a tennis court. Wow, better start saving.
35ft6
Legend
I never really thought I'd like a house with a court until a guy I hit with described his dream of being able to invite tennis friends over on Sunday, and playing round robin doubles with some drinks, some music, some BBQ, come and go as you please. It sounded pretty good. I'd just like a house nice enough to invite people over to watch Grand Slam finals in HD.
Deuce
Banned
That's insane.
It's even worse than the beautiful fenced in hardcourt in someone's back yard a few blocks from my place that I've only seen being used for basketball.
I've never, ever seen anyone playing tennis on that court - and I've looked quite often.
We even knocked on their door a few years ago and offered them $50 from each of 10 people for the right to play on their court for the summer, without bothering them.
They just told us to go away.
What a waste.
This is an odd post to me, 35ft6. You're a tennis buff. You like to play, watch, and talk about tennis. Yet it took someone else describing why they wanted their own tennis court before you realized that maybe having your own court wasn't such a bad idea after all?
Loco4Tennis
Hall of Fame
i have a similar neighbor, he uses it to keep his toddlers toys all over it, the net has fallen on one side, the chain link fence is runted, toys in the court have not been moved for months
i have to drive to get to the public courts so i can play, and these courst are not being played on, so i do know what your saying, it sucksssss
hollywood9826
Hall of Fame
This stoner where i grew up had two courts. one was grass which used to be in pretty good shape the other was clay. I think once his daughter moved out and started selling christmas trees and turtles he got rid of one of them. now he got one court but its like a dirt court now even.
There a few people around me that have courts on thier land. some even indoors. Thats what retired government workers do with 5 acres of land and no mortgage. Maybe one day I will have that luxury. then i will probably use it to park my cars or something
There a few people around me that have courts on thier land. some even indoors. Thats what retired government workers do with 5 acres of land and no mortgage. Maybe one day I will have that luxury. then i will probably use it to park my cars or something
Lendl and Federer Fan
Hall of Fame
That is the kind of weekend I like to enjoy.
Lendl and Federer Fan
Hall of Fame
Wow, do you mind send one this way!
Take some pictures!!!
Lendl and Federer Fan
Hall of Fame
Yeah, man, post some pictures!
xpaulinabearx
Semi-Pro
i do, but it also has a basketball ourt on the tennis curt....if that makes any sense.
haha
haha
spiritdragon
Rookie
nice indoor court. i wish i had it!
Lendl and Federer Fan
Hall of Fame
Impressive! I never play on an indoor court before, love to test drive your court.
If you live nearly L.A. definitely like to have some hitting sessions with you if you are good. My groundstrokes are smooth like the pros, more like Lendl's FH, and Federer &Gasquet's BH. Volley and the serve are decent, good enough to allow me to serve &volley the whole match few years ago when I was in better physical shape. Still can do, but more contend to stay back to hit winners now.
Crisp
Professional
No the photo was taken before the indoor court was built. The indoor court is in a 35 metre by 17 metre purpose built shed.
Lendl and Federer Fan
Hall of Fame
Now I know what my next goal is: build myself an indoor tennis court.
Lendl and Federer Fan
Hall of Fame
This is the court i was talking about earlier:
Nice, is that a clay court?
Andres
G.O.A.T.
Can I be your friend?
ericsson
Hall of Fame
Yes it is, 90 % of the courts in Belgium are clay, it's so friendly to play on, great comfort, you can slide, doesnt go too fast,
It has some bad sides too, it's dirt, especially when it's humid or rainy, in the winter (when it freezes) you can't play on it, and every year the maintenance
