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The water-covered court was constructed in the 110-foot swimming pool set in the Gansevoort's exclusive 22,000-square-foot rooftop retreat. A specialist underwater team took five days to construct two invisible platforms at either end of the pool using a combination of bespoke acrylic sheets and supporting acrylic tubes.

I want to know how the hell the ball bounces?!

I bet it was created just for the picture, not for the "game"- you can't even see the ball (granted, it MAY be out of the picture...)

Are we this bored? I thought most people wouldn't even get off their butt to exercise these days?
I've stayed at the Gansevort a few times. The roof top is dedicated to drinking and pick ups. How does this all fit in?

This is just stupid, maybe another marketing trick to get our attention.

Chris Angel?

Apparently it's also the first game of tennis to be played without a ball.

This story reminds me of how empty my care cup truly is. _/

Jesus?

The ominous looking clouds on the horizon would make me want to go into that swimming pool

Video or it didn't happen

you guys MIGHT wanna read the first post. ooh, invisible glass! yummy..

I don't understand...
why is this on digg?

i don't uhhhhh... i can't understaaaaaaaa.... WHAT?

Youtube video with a bit more explanation and actual gameplay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuqxwg5pD78

Doesn't look like they can move very far without falling in. It might as well be Badminton, because it doesn't look like the ball (if there is one) could bounce very well.

Wennis?

yea it seemed like a cool concept but didnt turn out as cool as it could possibly be
the best court is still the grass/clay court with nadal and federer

first ever tennis match on water? you seem to be forgetting the 100 A.D. Jesus v. Joseph father-son match

http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/photo?slug=65e0b1fb546 ...

that picture will help to explain to you what's happening here

Jesus would be good at this.

yawn

This looks like something pulled out of the Onion: Jesus takes up tennis in new celebrity match.

i'm not sure that jay whitlow is even going to waste his precious time with this picture but sammie and sinclair played some tennis in their days of fame and it was on ice but who the hell took the time to photo them? now how can that be we want to know?

buried because it took a comment to explain it.

I know it is real, but the image itself looks like the worst photoshop ever.

What a ***** ridiculous waste of time, effort and money.

Wait... so the very back of the "court" is not covered?(the ball bow/swimmers in the back)
That is going to suck if they go too far back.

He DOES kinda look like Jesus.

Silly.

Vids or it didn't happen....

That is good tennis!

They must be Christians

I don't even have to look at the picture to know what failure looks like.

I am still not buying a Sony Ericsson

Normally I'd take Nadal in this matchup, but I hear Serena plays really well on water.

Burn the witch!

Double-you tee eff, dude?

***** - everyone knows the only tennis player that can walk on water is Roger Federer.

thats pretty neat.

it's not a trick, michael....it's an illusion!

Buried for inaccuracy; I played a tennis match on water a few months ago -- I think it was Mario versus Waluigi, with Mario winning in 3 sets.

Buried.

Jesus Christ!

Too bad they didnt get a better looking female in the traditional white tennis attire.

real or not - what's funny to me is that i live on a tropical island (guam) and during the typhoon season, we're forced to play like this all the time.

is this what it has come to guys? jesus titty ***** christ i would rather lick an old womans ass. burried.

stupid

so if she hits one of those kids swimming is it her point?