Anderson Park in Redondo Beach is a GEM. Two lovely first-come, first-serve unlighted courts. I hear they are often used for lessons but me and my partner got lucky on a Saturday afternoon and had the place to ourselves.
The court we were on could have used a touch of the electric or solar-powered leaf blower. Maybe a broom. But other than the little bits of leafy detritus, the courts were great. Sturdy net, love that.
2229 Ernest Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90278
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[…] The locals take great care of these four lighted courts in a residential neighborhood. They were out in force with leaf-blowers on a windy Sunday. You get the vibe that the regulars rule here; visiting felt like an interruption of the flow. My partner and I played a set of singles and then offered to play doubles with a couple of the waiting regulars but they passed and so did another guy and everyone was pretty terse about it. Oh well! This is all based on a Sunday morning visit, by the way — you might get better results at different times. There are lots of other public courts to play in or near Gardena — I recommend heading to Rowley or Anderson Park. […]
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[…] avoid confusion between this park and another park with the same name in Redondo Beach: you can see oil refineries looking south from here. These courts also have a little shade on one […]
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