Real Tennis News Digest — October 2025

Tournament results, articles and entry forms from across the game

Each month Real Tennis News provides a summary of the top tournament results and coverage of the game around the world. We also have entry forms to upcoming tournaments around the world that anyone can play, so find one near you and sign up today.

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Tournament results and reports:

• 4 October: MCC All-Comers: Benedict Yorston def Ned Batstone 6/5 6/5

• 11-12 October: Australian Amateur: Kieran Booth def Beau Swallow 6/0 6/0 6/0

• 11-14 October: IRTPA Satellite: Bryn Sayers def Max Trueman 5/6 6/1 6/0

• 15-19 October: IRTPA Players’ Championship: Camden Riviere def Robert Fahey 6/0 6/1 6/0

• 17-19 October: Raquette de Bronze: Adrien Harnay def Philippe Antoine Bauer Travis 6/3 6/0 (Singles) Adrien Harnay & Othmane Behlal def Philippe Antoine Bauer Travis & Thierry Aubertin 6/1 6/0 (Doubles)

• 26 October: MCC Silver Racquet: Bertie Vallat def Benedict Yorston 6/3 4/6 3/6 6/0 6/3

Real tennis in the popular press:

• Ivan Ronaldson obituary — via Sally Jones at The Guardian

• HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visits Cambridge for a day of art and sport — via The University of Cambridge

• Real Tennis National Open Event 2025 — via Tennis and Rackets Association

• Pau restoration gets green light for 2026 — via Real Tennis News

• À Pau, la paume va retrouver un carreau aux normes internationales — via La République des Pyrénées (non-paywalled link)

• The Grandfather of Modern Tennis — via The Scot

• Care home to close after ‘serious incident’ at listed building — via BBC News (regarding the court in Troon)

• Wide-open British Open field promises fortnight of excitement as women’s and men’s events unite at Queen’s — via Real Tennis News

• World Doubles Championship Tickets Now on General Sale — via Moreton Morrell

• Tickets Now On Sale for the Real Tennis British Open 2025 — via Tennis and Rackets Association

Annual reports:

• Tennis and Rackets Association Annual Report 2024/25

• Addendum to IRTPA’s Report in the T&RA Annual Report

Unofficial Real Tennis World Rankings:

• Biggest rise (top 100): Beau Swallow (+51) — Australian Amateur 2025 finalist

• Biggest fall (top 100): Al Ramsay (-21) — fall off of Australian Amateur 2023

Unofficial Real Tennis World Championships:

• Level:

  • 16 Oct: Steve Virgona def Vaughan Hamilton at Aiken (IRTPA Players’ Championships Round of 16)

  • 17 Oct: Camden Riviere def Steve Virgona at Aiken (IRTPA Players’ Championships Quarter Final)

  • 18 Oct: Camden Riviere def Ben Taylor-Matthews at Aiken (IRTPA Players’ Championships Semi Final)

  • 19 Oct: Camden Riviere def Robert Fahey at Aiken (IRTPA Players’ Championships Final)

• Handicap:

  • 4 Oct: Benedict Yorston def Ned Batstone at Lord’s (MCC All-Comers Final)

  • 26 Oct: Benedict Yorston lost to Bertie Vallat at Lord’s but retained the title due to a handicap win (MCC Silver Racquet)

2027 IRTPA World Race (after 6/14 events — approx 94,000 points remain¹)

1. John Lumley (34,874 points)

2. Robert Fahey (31,057 points)

3. Ben Taylor-Matthews (26,239 points)

4. Nick Howell (19,770 points)

Real tennis online media:

• realtennisflair — via Instagram

• A View From The Hazards Episode 75 — via Spotify

• Real Tennis Is Actually INSANE 🎾🔥 | Best Points Compilation — via YouTube

• Meet the GOAT of Real Tennis / Court Tennis, Camden Riviere — via YouTube

Real Tennis Fantasy League (after 2/11 events)

1. Ben G (256 points, played boost, ranking +0)

2. nick r (226 points, played boost, ranking +0)

3. Watkins Wonders (196 points, ranking +4)

4. Tom VB (184 points, ranking +5)

5. CryMeARiviere (183 points, ranking +4)

Upcoming major events:

• 15 November: Real 10. Middlesex. Contact pros@murtc.co.uk for tickets

• 16-25 November: British Open. Queen’s. Tickets available via this link. More information via this link (Open), this link (Women’s), this link (Open qualifying) and this link (Women’s qualifying)

• 5-13 January: Australian Open. Melbourne.

• 18-26 March: US Open. Chicago.

• 22-26 April: World Doubles Championship. Moreton Morrell. Tickets available via this link.

Upcoming tournaments and entry forms:

• 5-6 November: British Over 70’s Handicap Doubles. Leamington. Entries closed

• 6-9 November: Calhoun Witham Cup. Aiken. Entries closed

• 6-9 November: New York Silver Racquet. New York.

• 7-9 November: Anne Boleyn Ladies Handicap Singles. Westwood. Contact ben@westwoodcc.com

• 9 November: CAG Cup. Queen’s. Entries closed

• 12-14 November: British Open Qualifying. Queen’s. More information via this link.

• 14-16 November: Women’s British Open Qualifying. Holyport. More information via this link.

• 14-16 November: Over 50’s Amateur Singles. Lord’s. Entries closed

• 15 November: Real 10. Middlesex. Contact pros@murtc.co.uk for tickets

• 16-25 November: British Open. Queen’s. More information via this link.

• 19-23 November: Women’s British Open. Queen’s. More information via this link.

• 20-23 November: Jimmy Dunn. Philadelphia. Sign up via this link. ENTRIES CLOSE 14 NOVEMBER

• 22-23 November: Australian Mixed Handicap Doubles. Ballarat. Contact pro@ballaratrealtennis.com.au ENTRIES CLOSE 14 NOVEMBER

• 24-25 November: British Over 80’s Singles and Doubles. Holyport. Sign up via this link. ENTRIES CLOSE 7 NOVEMBER

• 28-30 November: Leamington Open Handicap Doubles. Leamington. Sign up via this link. ENTRIES CLOSE 19 NOVEMBER

• 28-30 November: Raquette d’Argent. Bordeaux. Sign up via this link.

• 28-30 November: Tasmanian Amateur. Hobart. Contact pro@hobarttennis.com.au. ENTRIES CLOSE 21 NOVEMBER

• 5-7 December: Championnat de France en Double Senior. Paris. Sign up via this link.

• 6-7 December: British Under 18 Handicaps. Wellington. Sign up via this link. ENTRIES CLOSE 28 NOVEMBER

• 6-7 December: Prested 30-39 Open Doubles. Prested. Sign up via this link. ENTRIES CLOSE 23 NOVEMBER

• 6-7 December: Radley 20-29 Open Doubles. Radley. Sign up via this link. ENTRIES CLOSE 23 NOVEMBER

• 11-14 December: British Under 21/24s Open. Middlesex. Sign up via this link. ENTRIES CLOSE 26 NOVEMBER

• 12-14 December. Whitney Cup. New York.

Save the date:

• 10-24 Jan 2026: Boomerang Cup, Melbourne. Sign up via this link. ENTRIES CLOSE 21 NOVEMBER

• 28 Mar-11 Apr 2026: World Masters Championships, Ballarat, Hobart, Sydney & Melbourne. More information via this link.

• 22 May 2026: Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club Sesquicentennary, Manchester. More information via this link.

Bryn Sayers at the 2025 IRTPA Players’ Championships

1. Estimated points remaining as follows: British Open 2025, 16106 pts; Australian Open 2026, 6260 pts; US Open 2026, ~19000 pts; US Pro Singles 2026, ~14500 pts; Champions Trophy 2026, ~6100 pts; French Open 2026: ~6300 pts; IRTPA Players’ Championships 2026 ~9200 pts; British Open 2026 ~16000 pts