Tennis has gained popularity over the years as the sport has emerged to be one of the most popular sports in the world.
Like many other sports disciplines, tennis requires a specific surface to play on, dubbed a tennis court.
All tennis courts are of the same measurements however, the surfaces vary as there are three types of courts namely the grass courts, hard courts and clay courts.
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In one of the tallest buildings in the world lies a helipad which was temporarily converted into a tennis court.
The Burj al Arab is the fourth tallest hotel in the world at a height of 1,053 feet and was constructed on an artificial island with its construction costing about Ksh114 billion.
In 2005 the helipad that is about 690 feet high at the Burj al Arab was temporarily converted into the world’s highest tennis court in history.
The conversion of the helipad was to allow the hosting a match between Andre Agassi and Roger Federer on February 22, 2005.
The converted grass tennis court had no whatsoever fencing or safety boundaries. The match was meant to serve as a marketing strategy for the Dubai Tennis Championships.
The idea was brought about by Salah Talak, the director of the Dubai Tennis Championships, with the aim of attracting spectators and elite athletes to the event. It was also to market Dubai as a-go-to destination.
Talak later revealed that it cost them about Ksh2.8 million ($25,000) to put together the match and the stunt worked to popularise the tournament.