The Long Afternoon on the Far Court
Four hours, two tie-breaks and a crowd of nine. The house final nobody was watching turned into the best tennis of the term.
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They are on the courts before anyone and after everyone. We asked what four decades of grass has taught them about how we play.
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The same player, the same racket, three completely different games. A term of playing on whatever was free.
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A coach at seven, rain until eleven, and four hours of tennis compressed into ninety minutes of daylight.
