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 Squash
(games), generic name for two similar
games, squash racquets and squash tennis,
played on a four-walled court with a racket
and ball. Both games are derived from
the game of racquets. This article primarily
discusses squash racquets, which is the
more widely played of the two squash games.
A squash ball is about 1.75 in (4.4 cm)
in diameter. The racket may be up to 27
in (68.6 cm) long.
 Squash
racquets is played by either two players
(as in singles) or four players (as in
doubles). There are also two forms of
the game. Most people play softball, or
English squash. A hardball version, known
as American squash, is played in some
parts of the United States. The hard ball
is livelier than the soft ball, and because
of this difference, strategies of play
differ between the two games.
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