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TENNIS ANYONE ?
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Origins: In
February 2005, tennis pros Roger Federer and Andre Agassi were in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates, for the ATP's Dubai Duty Free Men's Open, a
The Burj Al Arab hotel, built upon a man-made island and designed in shape to resemble
the sail of a dhow, features a large cantilevered helipad that extends out from
one side of the hotel and over the ocean. The helipad itself rests
As Andre Agassi said of the experience of playing tennis on a platform several
hundred feet in the air:
This was an absolutely
amazing experience. When you first get over how high you are and start playing
it's an absolute joy and it was a great time. I had no issues with the height
as long as I didn't have to bungee jump off the side.