There is a rumor that the very first games were played with cigar box lids for paddles, carved champagne corks for balls, and a row of upended books for a divider in the center of the court.

• 谣传最初几场是以雪茄盒盖当球拍、香槟软木塞当球，还将一排书竖在球场中间分隔两边。