Dec 12 2007World's Highest Tennis Court Is High As Hell
Yes the picture's real. Burj Al Arab in Dubai is home to the world's highest tennis court (at times). At 210 meters (about 690 feet), it's pretty far up there. Way higher than I'd feel comfortable running around hitting a ball. The court doubles as a landing pad when there aren't any matches being played, and as a place to shit your pants the rest of the time.
Video of Andre Agassi and some other guy playing tennis up there after the jump. I like how at the end they just start wailing balls off of the side trying to hit things. Because that's what I would do.
Would You Play Tennis On This Court? [techeblog]
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Reader Comments
1. Catherine - December 12, 2007 7:53 PM
"Some other guy" would be one of the top two tennis players in the world, Roger Federer, he ranks way above Agassi now.
2. Abel - December 12, 2007 7:58 PM
you took the words right out of my mouth
3. Ideas Rock - December 12, 2007 8:03 PM
"...some other guy"? Come on now. And dont try to play it off like you were being sarcastic.
Seriously though - I'd run right off the side of this thing.
4. kellie - December 12, 2007 8:25 PM
No need to get snarky just because he doesn't know who Roger is. We tennis fans are an esoteric bunch. Like it or not, most people (like the v a s t majority of Americans) have NO IDEA who Federer is.
Oh, and "he ranks way above Agassi now" in part because Agassi retired about a year and a half ago. Yea.
5. Tommy - December 12, 2007 8:31 PM
This tennis court has been around for 7 years. The above picture was taken 18 months ago. Thanks for keeping us up to date.
6. guate6 - December 12, 2007 8:33 PM
Neat...Dubai has been building interesting things for some years now...like they have those two man-made islands that have a lot of resorts and awesomeness. I can't wait to see what they'll build next. I just hope no one runs backwards on this thing trying to hit a ball and then...well I'm sure you can imagine what happens when a person falls off a building...
7. Angel Mass - December 12, 2007 9:19 PM
See? Arab people spend their oil money in all crazy things, Underwater hotels, Man made Islands, 7 Stars Hotels, This court... USA spend the oil money to, well, buy more gas for the cars.
8. Rebecca - December 12, 2007 9:54 PM
Dude must be ignorant as all hell if he doesn't know who Roger Federer is... many sportswriters have called him the greatest athlete this generation (and why would he know Andre Agassi?)
9. all hail me - December 12, 2007 10:13 PM
It would be better if it was a sumo wrestling ring
10. mafme - December 12, 2007 11:26 PM
There's something so Swiftian about rich people, way up high, trying to hit things below them with tennis balls.
11. Aurora - December 13, 2007 12:51 AM
this is such a fucking stupid idea..
the wind can just blow the ball away u dont have to hit it
man rich ppl are sure stupid or whoever design it....
Dubai is fucking gay
12. hahaha - December 13, 2007 1:35 AM
yea u cant call roger federer "some other guy"
13. Not Federer - December 13, 2007 1:58 AM
Who gives a shit that this guy doesn't know who Roger Federer is....tennis is gay. Uh, yeah.
14. Hank - December 13, 2007 1:59 AM
jesus christ, big fucking deal that he doesnt know who federer is. he knows its agassi because he starred in those reebok commercials with his sweet mullet, you tennis fans need to calm down and realize that, yes your sport does take tremendous ability, but having "love" in the scoring makes it gay
15. blpressure - December 13, 2007 5:37 AM
Fuck mens tennis, it's gay. If he didn't know about Maria Sharapova and her lovely long legs, Daniela Hantuchova, Anna Kournikova and all the other chicks whose name ends in "ova" then he'd be gay.
16. fookhar - December 13, 2007 6:18 AM
#7
Like the rest of the world wouldn't go just as crazy if they had that much money.
17. lisa630 - December 13, 2007 7:09 AM
So high! But it’s doesn’t matter.
18. Tec_ - December 13, 2007 9:17 AM
Tiger woods was hitting golf balls off of that plat form a wile back.
19. whistle - December 13, 2007 9:39 AM
Wasn't Agassi married to Brooke Shields for a while? If not her, some other famous model. That's probably why more people know about him than whoever that other guy is (i've already forgoetten his name since I scrolled down to leave my own comment).
20. ifihadahifi - December 13, 2007 9:49 AM
Who the fuck is Federerererer?
21. Brownian - December 13, 2007 9:51 AM
I think you're all confused
The other guy is Johnny McEnroe
22. dumbass - December 13, 2007 10:24 AM
it's not a fucking tennis court. it's a helicopter landing pad that Nike used to shoot some commercials. Tiger Woods used it too. I swear this site gets worse with every post.
23. Brandon - December 13, 2007 11:56 AM
I'm an American, and I know who the fuck Roger Federer is, just like most other American's, Kellie.... you dumb bitch
24. Sicharl - December 13, 2007 12:30 PM
Not only 'high'...wow tennis, but golf too.. http://www.marshu.com/collection-architecture-dubai-burj-al-arab-emirates-helipad-tiger-woods-golf.php
Amazing.
25. stuey - December 13, 2007 12:46 PM
Why is the theme to The Neverending Story playing??
HAHAHA
26. Forrest - December 13, 2007 2:00 PM
Stuey, probably because Dubai is a never-ending fantasy land thanks to the fact that they're some of the richest motherfuckers on the planet.
27. greg - December 13, 2007 2:18 PM
old post
28. kellie - December 13, 2007 2:34 PM
Brandon,
Were you in that movie "Team America?"
29. andre - December 13, 2007 3:59 PM
i just call him rog...
30. Dave - December 13, 2007 4:58 PM
Hey Brandon,
The plural of "American" is "Americans," not "American's."
You dumb fuck.
31. AJ - December 13, 2007 5:39 PM
Agasi now is your chance! Push Federer off and reclaim your tennis throne!
32. Scott - December 13, 2007 6:44 PM
umm.. it's just a helipad that is transformed whenever they are promoting an event..tennis ..golf etc.
This pic is years old as is the golf...
A little bit of research would not go amiss.
33. juj - December 14, 2007 11:11 AM
everyone commenting on this post is so sassy....
all i wanted to point out is that the music in the video at the beginning is the theme song for "the never ending story" awesome.
now stop fighting guys! this are serious thread
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34. juj - December 14, 2007 11:11 AM
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35. danielle - December 16, 2007 1:29 PM
i swear the beginning of the video had the song from The Neverending Story playing in the background.
36. Randomperson - December 16, 2007 10:46 PM
looks like a good sniper-- i mean.... look! a cat!
37. Jan OLeary - December 17, 2007 2:16 AM
You assclowns. Kevin Federline doesn't play tennis. That's obviously some other guy.
38. GRAVITY WELL - December 31, 2007 9:59 AM
THE ONLY WAY TENNIS COULD BE INTERESTING IS IF THESE TWO FREAKS WERE TO BE BLOWN OFF THE HELI-PAD. TENNIS - GAY? SOCKER IS GAY. TENNIS IS JUST STUPID.