Any real tennis players on here?

[ajcj]

I mean players of real tennis, not real (as opposed to virtual)..... never mind. If you play, you'll know what I mean.

Just had my second lesson, had a couple of knock-abouts, got my first match on Tuesday. What an amazing, complicated, addictive, frustrating, indecipherable, arcane game. If you're reading this and wondering what the hell I'm on about, spend five minutes on wikipedia, you'll be not much wiser, but if you're near a court go and have a look. It's basically what you would come up with if you and a couple of mates were locked in a courtyard for a weekend with some rackets and tennis balls, except that happened 400 years ago and it hasn't changed since!

Any tips welcome, stories, offers of matches, offers of now unused rackets, etc. etc.