A tennis emergency! We needed to book a nearby court quickly to squeeze in a quick game during a break in the weather. It had been pouring all week, but the skies cleared and we decided to make a dash for it (reminiscent of many hours spent in tennis pavillions over the years hopefully casting an eye up at the clouds waiting for the weather to brighten up). Unfortunately at such short notice we had to return to Tennis Candie in the 11th arrondissement - but any court in a storm - and we at least managed to book Court 2 so we were not, strictly speaking, repeating ourselves.
Our Metro line chose that moment to stop running, so we dashed there on foot as a warm-up. We also learned a new lesson - always have the right money to hand to pay for the court or take a cheque book! As it was I had to send my husband out to get a bottle of water and some change to pay the attendant. This gave me chance to have a good chat with him and learn all about his year in South London and his struggles understanding the local accent. He sent us on to the court with a cheery “See you laters, innit” - and we went up the stairs on to court two.
Given a choice I would say this is the better of the two courts - lighter, more open, but the same immaculate astro-turf type surface. I love the fact that the two courts are entirely separate so you don’t need to worry about anyone else’s balls coming on to your court and there is no possibility of losing your balls to anyone else.
In spite of the weather, the surface had dried out well and although our balls got slightly damp I didn’t worry about slipping. I won 6-4 then we took a short stroll to the near by Marché Aligre for a lovely lunch.
Tennis Candie
11 rue Candie
75011 Paris
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