The Rules of Tennis

Tennis Rules. Players stand on opposite sides of a net and use a stringed racket to hit a ball back and forth to each other. other It is played on a rectangular court by either two players (singles) or four (doubles). Each player has a maximum of one bounce after it has been hit by their opponent to return the ball over the net and within the boundaries of the court. The aim is to win enough points to win a game, enough games to win a set and enough sets to win a match. The first person to win a six game wins a set, but only if they are leading by two clear games. That means that if your opponent wins five games, you must win the set 7-5, or play a tie-break if the game score reaches six all. Matches are usually the best of three (Women) or the best of five sets (men) although some men's tournaments just play the best of three sets. The score does not go up in units of one or even in units of the same amount. The first point in a game is called 15 and the next 30. So you'd think that the next point should be 45 - but isn't it's 40 and the score of the player who has not won any points is not 'nil' or 'zero' but 'love'. This is said to come from the French word 'oeuf, which means "egg" and is shape like zero. The server's score is always called first by the umpire. So if player A is serving to player B and player B wins the point the score is love-15. If player A wins the next point the score is 15-all and so on. The score does not go up in units of one or even in units of the same amount. The first point in a game is called 15 and the next is 30. So you'd think that the next point should be 45 - but isn't it's 40. And the score of the player who has not won any points is not 'nil' or 'zero' but 'love'. This is said to come from the French word 'oeuf, which means "egg" and is shape like a zero. The server's score is always called first by the umpire. So if Player A is serving to Player B and Player B wins the point the score is love-15. So if Player A wins the next point the score is 15-all and so on. The server starts each game serving behind the baseline of the right hand court. They must put the ball into the service box diagonally opposite. The server must stand between the center mark and an imaginary continuation of the sideline ( the singles line in singles the doubles line in doubles). The server must swap sides after each point.