four points
______ to win a game
six games
_______ to win a set
two sets
_______ to win a match
serve, receive serve, choose end of court, have other player choose
when player wins the coin toss they choose ONE of the following
exactly one bounce
player receiving the serve must return the serve after
right
first serve is on the
Love, 15, 30, 40
points of tennis
deuce
40 all is called a ______
ad in
servers advantage
ad out
receivers advantage
1,2,3,4
no ad scoring points
end of the first game and every odd numbered game
players switch ends of the court after ____
play until a winning by 2 or tiebreak
if score is 6-6 players can _______
player who received
at the start of a new set, the ________ now serves
switch ends
if the previous set ended with an odd numbered total of games the players _____ to begin the new sets.
12 point tie break
one player must win seven points (by margin of 2 or more). player who received in the previous game serves the first point of the _________ starting on the right. Then the next player serves the next 2 points starting on the left and then each player cont
go back to the last score on which there is an agreements
if players cannot agree on the score, they should
give the opponent the benefit of the doubt and assume that the ball was good
a player who is uncertain whether or not a ball is good should
the loser should congratulate the winner
when players are shaking hands after a match
false
the person who wins the toss for a serve must start serving
true
the same person continues to serve throughout the entire game
true
when a let is called on the serve the ball is served again
false
a server may stand on or behind the baseline when serving
false
a ball that hits the net at anytime during play & then bounces within the correct boundary is a let
true
if a player touches the net with the racket while the ball is in play, he or she loses the point
true
a player is entitled to call a let whenever a ball from an adjacent court rolls onto his or her court while the point is in progress
false
in doubles the same person is not allowed to hit the ball two times in a row, but must alternate shots with the partner
true
during a set, players should change ends of the court every time the number of games in that set adds up to an odd number
true
players should pick up balls lying on their court as quickly as possible after each point
false
to retrieve a ball from another court in use, it is customary to run immediately on to that court and pick up the ball
true
even if it is obvious that a ball is going to land beyond the baseline, a player should let it bounce before calling it out
false
when calling the score before each point, the server should give the highest score first
true
a receiver who attempts to return a serve cannot then claim that he or she was not ready
true
it is each players responsibility to call lines promptly and accurately
false
if a player is tired during a match it is acceptable to ask for time to rest before resuming play
1. Australian Open, 2. French Open, 3. Wimbledon, 4. US Open
4 major tennis tournaments in order
USTA - United States Tennis Association
government agency that controls tennis
3ft, 3.5ft
the net is ____ in the middle and ____ on the sides
no mans land
between the service line and the base line is called
other teams point
if you get hit on the leg it is the _____
face
strings on racquet are called
net is shorter
hitting cross court is better because ____
single sideline and baseline
two boundary lines for singles play
baseline and doubles sideline
two boundary lines for doubles play
baseline
to serve a player must stand behind the
center makr
for the first pint the server must stand to the right of the
right service court
for the first point in both singles and doubles the server must serve into the opponent's
left service court
for the second point, in both singles and doubles the serve must serve into the opponent's
love, 15, 30, 40
the four points in a game
love
no score (zero) is called
deuce
if the game score is tied 40-40 it is called
6, 2
a player wins a set when that player is the first to win ___ games and is ahead by at lease ___
12
a tie break system is often used to shorten a set when the number of games in a set reaches
false
when a server wins the first point of the game, the score is announced as love 15
false
the score is 40-40. the next point determines the game winner
false
the score is 4-2, a total of 6 games, the set is finished
false
the score is 6-5. one player has won 6 games. the set is over
true
in a best of three sets match, the score is 6-4, 6-3. the match is over
true
the receiver may stand anywhere on his or her own side of the net
advantage in
a point earned by the server after the score is tied at 40-40
advantage out
a point earned by the receiver after the game is tied at 40
set point
one point away from winning a set (possible score: 5-4, 40-15)
match point
one point away from winning a match (possible score: 6-4, 3-6, 5-4, 40-30)
let
a point that must be replayed because of interference or because a ball touches the net on serve, but still lands in the service court to which it was directed
two
the number of chances a player has to hit a good serve before losing the point
fault
when the server tosses the ball up in the air and then swings and misses it, the serve is a
after it bounces once
on a return serve the receiver must hit the ball
a good ball
during a point, a ball that lands on the baseline
hit some practice serves and rally with the opponent for approx. 5 mins
during a warm up match a player may