1. TENNIS

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Baseline
Tennis Court
Doubles Alley
Service Line
Center line
Hash Mark

6. Court Surface
3 Main Surfaces
Grass
Clay
Hard

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.)

10. 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").

11. Scoring a Game Points used are 15,30, 40, Game.
A tie at 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)

12. Scoring a game
If the score is it is 3-2 and game point for server.
If score is 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, , 30-0, 0-30, deuce
Odd points= 0-15, 0-40, 30-15, 15-30, , 30-40, 15-0, Ad in, ad out.

13. 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.

14. 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

15. Grand Slam Events 4 Grand Slam Events Australian Open French Open
Wimbledon
U.S Open
128 player Brackets
32 seeded players

16. Australian Open Location - Melbourne, Australia Period - January
Surface- Hard Court

17. French Open
Location- Paris, France
Period – May-June
Surface - Clay

18. Wimbledon
Location – London, England
Period – June-July
Surface- Grass

19. U.S Open Location – NYC Period – August- September
Surface – Hard Court