Coronavirus pandemic: Two Italy women play rooftop tennis maintaining social distance

New Delhi: Even though the entire tennis calendar has come to a grinding halt due to coronavirus pandemic, ardent fans of the game have made sure they remain connected to the sport.

With social distancing in place across the world to spread the novel coronavirus, two girls in Italy have taken the ‘tennis at home’ to a whole, new level.

In the city of Liguria, two junior players found a creative way of playing tennis at home while maintaining social distancing, hitting the ball to and from one another’s rooftops. According to the ATP Tour website, the video — posted Saturday - has earned millions of views across social media platforms and it also yielded one of the most-viewed tweets in the ATP Tour account’s history.

Recently, Swiss legend Roger Federer came out with a volley challenge which was also taken up by Serena Williams. IANS

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