Singles only and don't shake on it - Austrians return to the tennis court

An elderly couple plays tennis in the Smashing Suns tennis club as the government loosened a seven-week lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria May 2, 2020. Picture taken May 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's loosened lockdown means tennis players can return to the court as long as they stick to coronavirus-related rules - singles only, no touching each other's tennis balls, and definitely no shaking hands at the net.

Tennis is one of several social-distancing-compatible sports the conservative-led government allowed to resume from May 1, part of a second wave of lockdown easing. Others include golf, horse riding, archery, shooting and mini golf.