Touchtennis
Touchtennis is a modified version of tennis played on a compact court with foam balls and shorter () rackets. It is regularly featured on Sky Sports and is growing in popularity and acceptance as an alternative form of the full size game. Former and current ATP Players include Fernando Gonzalez, Marcus Willis, Jeff Tarango and Chris Eaton. TV personality Bear Grylls plays tournaments and is a vocal supporter as is  comedian Miranda Hart. It is also used as a tool by the Lawn Tennis Association in the United Kingdom and the RFET in Spain to increase the number of people playing an adaptation of tennis. History 
Touchtennis was created by Rashid Ahmad as a means of entertaining his young daughter in the back garden. It was developed to include a tour, complete with rankings, 4 major Grand Slams as well as Masters events and other smaller tournaments that offer a lower value of ranking points. Equipment

Rackets 
Official touchtennis rackets must be no shorter than  and no longer than . The racket's head size may be no greater than . Balls 
Special foam balls have been developed to withstand heavy hitting. The official ball of touchtennis is  in diameter and made from white cut foam. Court 
The dimensions of an official touchtennis court are  for singles and  for doubles. However, variances of up to 25cm are tolerated on all lines in order to make the game more accessible and varied.Players can also utilize a badminton court by lowering the net and taping a new service line  away from the badminton service line towards the baseline. References

External links 

touchtennis website. Forms of tennis
Ball games
Racket sports
Sports originating in England