Tennis

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