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Whether you are an amateur
or a professional, the rules for playing tennis is generally the same. You
have to know the basic rules for playing tennis which include the following:
● Server and
Receiver
One
of the important rules for playing tennis: to decide who serves first, one
player will spin his racket and his opponent will choose up or down, up
means the letters fall upright and down means the letters are facing down.
The player who wins the call has the choice of whether to serve first or
which side of the net to be on first. To better understand the rules for
playing tennis, let’s have an example, if player A wins the call and decides
to serve, player B will have his choice of his courts. Player A must stand
behind the baseline to the right of the center mark, and hit the ball into
Player B’s right service court. Player A is given two serves.
● Fault
A
fault is any violation of the rules for playing tennis. In addition to
that, here are some other ways that can make a “fault”: If the player
swings and misses the ball; if the player hits the ball into the net; even
if the ball bounces in the service court but hits any permanent fixture,
like the net post, is a fault; the player must not step on or over the
baseline before the racket hits the ball or it is called a foot fault. The
player may step on or over the line after the racket hits the ball. Just a
tip, leaning over the line without touching it during a serve is absolutely
legal.
● Let Service
A let service can be called
when a player serves a ball and the ball hits the top of the net but still
goes into the service court of the opponent; or a player hits the ball into
the service court of the opponent before the opponent is ready. The let
service is not a fault and does not count as one of their two serves. If a
player tosses the ball and catches it without swinging at it, it doesn’t
count as a serve and the player can take it over as per rules for playing
tennis.
After the first point is
made, the player serves from the left of the center mark for the second
point, and must hit the ball to into the opponents left service court.
After the next point, the player moves back to the right again and is the
server all through the game, alternating her position after each point is
played. The receiver or opponent can choose any position he wants. If the
receiver informs the server that he is not ready yet he still attempts to
return the service and fails, he is considered ready and the server scores a
point. It is also a point against the receiver if he strikes a service
during the server’s volley before the ball has had a chance to bounce.
After the service, the server or the receiver can hit the ball either on a
volley or after a bounce.
Other rules for playing
tennis where a player can lose a point after service are the following: a
player racket or clothing touches the net; if the player hits the ball more
than once; if the ball touches the player or his clothing; if the player
plays the ball before it passes over the net; if a player throws a racket at
the ball and hits it.
However, a ball is
considered good if the ball lands on either the baseline or sideline; if a
player returns a ball which hits the top of the net and lands on the proper
court; or if a returned ball hits the net post but lands in the proper
court. The Player in whose court the ball lands decides whether the ball is
in or out.
The
rules for playing tennis are simple and concrete, they may slightly vary in
professional tournaments and championships but the basics still apply.
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