Tennis Rules

COURT AREA:

SINGLES Match Is Played Between 2 Players

DOUBLES Match Is Played Between 4 Players

SERVING Decided by Spinning the Racquet Winner Can Decide to Serve, Receive, or Pick a Side of the Court Server Starts Game Serving From the Right Side of the Court Reviver Starts From the Right Side of Court

SERVING Both Will Now Alternate From the Right to Left Until the Game Is Completed Receiver Is Always Diagonal From Server Server Score Is Always Said First

COURT AREA:

SERVING Change Sides of the Court When the Total Game Adds to an ODD Number (1,3 5..) Remember You Do Not Have to Hit a Bad Toss on a Serve

Doubles Serving Team A Decides to Serve A1 Serves Entire Game After Switching Sides, B1 Serves A2 Serves, Switch Sides and B2 Serves Now Back to A1

Doubles Serve Receive Establish Which Side of Court (Right or Left) to Receive Service Maintain This Relationship the Entire SET Can Switch After Each Set

COURT AREA:

LET A Served Ball Strikes the Top of the Net and Falls INTO the Proper Service Area - Result = Re-do the Service Attempt Court Hinder

FAULT A Served Ball Lands Outside of the Service Zone 2 Faults Per Service Point

Traditional Scoring

No-Add Scoring

SCORING

Point Won When the Opponent Hits Into the Net, Outside Boundary Lines, or Does Not Hit Ball Before Bouncing Twice

GAME May Last From 4 Points to an Indefinite Number of Points

SET Won When One Player Has Won at Least 6 Games and Is Leading by at Least 2 Games

MATCH Won When a Player Wins: 2 Out of 3 Sets 3 Out of 5 Sets

TOURNAMENT Involves Teams or Individuals Competing Against Other

TIE-BREAKERS Introduced So That a 6-6 Set Could End Quickly 12 Point Tie-breaker Player or Team That Wins 7 Points (Ahead by at Least 2) Wins the Game and Set

TIE-BREAKERS 2 Player Who’s Turn It Is to Serve Starts the Tie-break From the Right Service Court Opponent Serves Points 2 and 3 From the Left and Right Courts, Respectively

TIE-BREAKERS 3 Serve Then Alternates Until the Tie Break Is Completed Players Change Ends After Every 6 Points Are Won Player or Team Who Served First in the Tie-break Receives the Serve in the First Game of the Next Set

Tie-Breaker Summarized Player A Player B 1-r 2-l 3-r 4-l 5-r 6-l Change Ends 7-r 8-l...

UNWRITTEN RULES Played on the Honor System Take Practice Serves Prior to Starting the Match Keep Your Own Score and Say Prior to Each Point Responsible for Calling Shots on Your Side of the Court

UNWRITTEN RULES 2 If You Are in Doubt Whether a Shot Was in.. Call It Good Play in Shots. Immediately Call “Out” Prior to Hitting the Shot Hold Racket up in Air to Pause Play (Ball Into Court)

UNWRITTEN RULES 3 Do Not Walk Behind Courts When a Point Is Being Played Server Should Always Start With 2 Tennis Balls Be a Good Sport !!!

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