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racket; racquet. For the implement used in net games, racket is standard in American English and British English alike. The variant racquet appears in some proper names (e.g., the Palm Springs Racquet Club) seemingly because the “fancy” spelling looks more high-toned. But racquetball and racketball are two different sports. Racquetball is a U.S. sport that is played on an indoor or outdoor court with short paddles and a hollow rubber ball. Racketball is a form of squash played mostly in England. The racket, ball, court, and scoring all differ from American racquetball. In 2016, the World Squash Federation rebranded racketball as “Squash 57.”
