Up for a ride of a lifetime

ADRENALIN junkies leapt from Paris’s Eiffel Tower on Monday, flying through the air on a zipwire at up to 90 kilometres an hour.

The free rides are being organised by Perrier, the French sparkling water brand, as part of festivities during the last week of the French Open tennis championships, and will continue until Sunday.

The minute-long flight aims to give participants a taste of what a smash serve might feel like – where speeds regularly exceed 200 kilometres an hour.

Riders depart from the second floor of the famous landmark, about 115 metres above the ground, and travel 800 metres down towards the other end of the Champs de Mars park at the foot of the tower.

The first participants took to the air under blue skies on Monday.

The thrill seekers were selected in an online draw last week, and around 100 rides are planned before the men’s final on Sunday at Roland Garros in western Paris. – AFP-Relaxnews favour of skilful players, however, the attitude that players carry on and off court plays a bigger role.

“Players, no matter how skilful they are, should be humble enough to commit their time to training consistently.”

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