List of racket sports

Template:Short description Racket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or other object.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A racket has a handled frame with an open hoop that supports a network of tightly stretched strings. A paddle, sometimes called a bat, has a solid face rather than a network of strings, but may be perforated with a pattern of holes, or be covered with a textured surface.

Racketlon, a racket sport quadrathlon, is a multisport competition in which participants compete in a series of four separate racket sports: table tennis, badminton, squash, and tennis.

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Liu Xiaolong and Qiu Zihan playing badminton at the 2013 French Open.

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James Willstrop and Karim Darwish playing squash.

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Justine Henin playing tennis at the 2006 Medibank International.

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Uładzimir Samsonaŭ, a table tennis player

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Recreational pickleball players.