TENNIS
What is Tennis? Tennis is a sport usually played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court.
History The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis" After its creation, lawn tennis spread throughout the upper-class English-speaking population before spreading around the world.
Equipment The hitting area, composed of the strings, must be flat and generally uniform. The frame of the hitting area may not be more than 29 inches in length and 12.5 inches in width. The racquet must not provide any kind of communication, instruction or advice to the player during the match.
Baseline Tennis Court Doubles Alley Service Line Center line Hash Mark
Court Surface 3 Main Surfaces Grass Clay Hard
The Game Singles- 2 players Server Receiver Service alternates each game Serve from the Baseline 2 Faults Ball hits the net, Lands out, or foot fault. Ball hits net and lands in= Let A legal service starts a rally, in which the players alternate hitting the ball across the net.
Scoring A tennis match is determined through the best of 3 or 5 sets. A set consists of games, and games, in turn, consist of points. A game consists of a sequence of points played with the same player serving. A game is won by the first player to have won at least four points in total and at least two points more than the opponent.
Scoring The score of a tennis match during play is always read with the serving player's score first. A game point occurs in tennis whenever the player who is in the lead in the game needs only one more point to win the game. The terminology is extended to sets (set point), matches (match point), and even championships (championship point). For example, if the player who is serving has a score of 40-love, the player has a triple game point (triple set point, etc.)
Scoring A break point occurs if the receiver, not the server, has a chance to win the game with the next point. Typically, a player wins a set by winning at least six games and at least two games more than the opponent. The final score in sets is always read with the winning player's score first, even if the winning player loses set(s) during the match (e.g., "6–2, 4–6, 6–0, 7–5").
Scoring a Game Points used are 15,30, 40, Game. A tie at 40-40 is called deuce. 15 =1 point 30 = 2 points 40= 3 points After 40 is game over If score is at deuce and server scores it is +1 or advantage in(server). If at deuce and receiver scores it is -1 or advantage out(Receiver)
Scoring a game If the score is 40-30 it is 3-2 and game point for server. If score is 15-40 it is 1-3 and double break point receiver. Even points are served from the right side and odd points are scored from the left side Even points= 0-0, 15-15, 30-30, 40-15, 15-40, 30-0, 0-30, deuce Odd points= 0-15, 0-40, 30-15, 15-30, 40-30, 30-40, 15-0, Ad in, ad out.
Scoring When serving you alternate games. Change sides of the courts every odd game 1-0, 3-0, 5-2, 5-4, 4-3, 3-2, 4-1, etc. If the ball hits the net and goes over(other than on a serve) it is in play. The line is considered in bounds. Serves have to land in the server box in singles and doubles. Ball has to bounce once before you can return it.
When is it a point? Ball hits net and doesn’t go over Ball lands out of bounds 2 faults Player hitting the ball makes contact with net with body or racquet Player(or team) hits the ball twice Ball bounces twice Player doesn’t let the ball bounce on the serve Server serves from the wrong side
Grand Slam Events 4 Grand Slam Events Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S Open 128 player Brackets 32 seeded players
Australian Open Location - Melbourne, Australia Period - January Surface- Hard Court
French Open Location- Paris, France Period – May-June Surface - Clay
Wimbledon Location – London, England Period – June-July Surface- Grass
U.S Open Location – NYC Period – August- September Surface – Hard Court