JENIVER P.

AGBAYANI

Lawn Tennis
The lawn tennis rules and regulations presented in the article should help understand the game in a better manner. One can follow the game with interest by obtaining proper knowledge of these rules.

The sport of tennis is meant for those who are ready to spend a great deal of time and effort on getting trained and for those who aim to become professional players. This demanding sport require extremely high level of fitness. The rules for this sport are enlisted below. For beginners these forms the guidelines proves to be helpful at the time of implementing whatever they know about how to play lawn tennis properly. Whether it is a doubles or singles match also has bearing on the rules invoked and applied. It also affects the playing area of the tennis court in use. The tennis court is 78 feet in length and 36 feet in width. Dividing the court in two halves makes it 39 feet x 36 feet. There are 4.5 feet wide strips along the length of a tennis court. These strips are used only for the doubles/mixed doubles games. It means, the dimensions of playing area for singles matches is 39 feet x 27 feet (36 feet for doubles).

Basic Rules for Lawn Tennis

Understanding the rules for tennis is quite easy and not at all difficult in comparison to playing this demanding sport. The basic lawn tennis rulesare presented in this article. To Win A Point

A point is won when the opposing party is unable to return a ball into the rectangular playing field. The playing field is 78 feet long and 27 feet wide for singles (36 feet wide for doubles). Scoring

The first person who wins 4 points by at least 2 points wins the game and must then be the first person to win six games, winning by at least two games to win the set. The game score points are labeled as follows: zero equals "love," 1 point equals "15," 2 points equals "30," 3 points equals "40;" when two people have 40, you must continue until someone wins the game by 2 points. (When you reach 40, it's called "deuce.") Staring a Point

There are two chances to get a serve in play with the person starting on the right side of the court serving across the court into the left service box. The server alternates sides of the court (right, then left, and then right) to start the point on while each player alternates serving each game in a set.

Bounces

The ball must be tossed and hit prior to bouncing on the serve and returned after one bounce in the service box. During the point, the player may hit the ball before it bounces or after one bounce to be considered a valid shot. Alternating Sides

Players alternate court side after each odd game. So a player who starts on the north side to serve in Game 1 will receive on the south side for Game 2 and change sides again after games 3, 5, 7 and so on, until the set is done. Time Between

Players have 25 seconds between points to catch their breath and collect balls to play. They have 90 seconds on changeovers where they can sit and drink water before going to the other side of the court.

The basic rules of lawn tennis are something every soon-to-be professional, racket-wielding athlete needs to know. "Lawn tennis," as the nineteenth century original variation was called, has its origins in the United Kingdom. From there, the several variations of lawn tennis have spread to every known corner of the globe. Luckily for you, the rules of lawn tennis aren't complicated, but pay attention! 1. Games are won at the score of four and by a lead of two. In other words, you're going to have to make at least four points on your opponent and him/her be no less than two points behind you in order to win the game. 2. Sets consist of at least six games. To win a set in lawn tennis, you will not only need to be victorious four times, but have your competitor no less than two games behind you. This rule is the same as the above, only applied to the set level of play and not the game level. 3. Every odd game, players switch sides. You will need to change sides with your opponent every odd game. So, the first, third, fifth and seventh matches are all games in which you will be required to switch sides. 4. Delays of games will cost you. Literally. A penalty is called a "first warning" for a delay of game, but a point is taken off if the game is delayed once again. A delay is constituted by more than 25 seconds in between play or over 90 seconds between changing of sides or games. 5. Points are called as zero, fifteen, 30 or 40. Obviously, over 40 is a win in lawn tennis. The first point goes down as "fifteen" on the player's record, then "30" for the second and "40" for the third. 6. If both players are tied at 40-40, the situation is called a "deuce." Deuces are settled in a different way. When a particular player makes a point in a "deuce," he/she is said to have the "advantage." If the player makes another point, the game is his/hers. However, losing the advantage will only return the player back to the "deuces" level of 40-40.

7. There are specific dimensions for courts. These are dependant on the rules of lawn tennis. For example, a "singles" game is played on a 27-foot-wide by 39-foot-long court per side. "Doubles" are played on double the length and width of the entire "singles" lawn tennis court. 8. The Lawn Tennis Association overseas official rules. As the highest, commonly-recognized authority in the sport, the LTAofficiates Wimbledon and other highly popularized tennis events. 9. Balls that hit the boundaries are "good." In other words, your opponent is going to have to suck it up in lawn tennis if they aren't fans of border balls. Anything outside, however, is obviously no good. 10. The ball may only hit the ground on each side once.Obviously, if a player fails to stop this from happening, his/her opponent will receive a point. However, the ball need not be hit at all and can be directly bounced back. Lawn tennis has been, and always will continue to be, a beautiful sport. The rules of lawn tennis are to be obeyed and respected at any proper match and are essential for a fair, fun and engaging match between two or four players.

Scoring Rules for a Single Point The server has to serve from a point behind the baseline. The ball after serving should fall in the box, on the opponents side, that is diagonally opposite from the server's position. A service is considered wrong if it falls outside this box. A service is ruled out faulty if it falls on the server's side after hitting the net. The situation in which a player commits two faults one after the other is referred to as double fault; the point is awarded to the opponent in case a double fault is committed. A correct service leads to a rally i.e. exchange of shots. In a single's game a shot is considered valid if it falls within the tennis court which excludes the 4.5 feet strips that runs along the length of the court. However, these strips are part of the tennis court in case of a doubles game.

Rules for Scoring in a Match A tennis match is played in a 'best of 3 sets' or 'best of 5 sets' format. The men's matches are generally played in a 'best of 5 sets' format, while the other format is used for women.

Set To win a single set, one has to win at least 6 games. However, the difference of games won by the winner and loser of a given set should at least be 2. It means that a set cannot be won at '6-5'; upon reaching a situation in which both players win 6 games each, the tie-breaker is employed. It is necessary to score minimum of 7 points in order to win a tie-breaker. Again a difference of 2 points is needed for winning the tie-breaker.

Game A game is won by winning 4 points. Winning the first point takes a player's score to 15. The score of 15 is followed by 30, 40 and game. The scoring pattern is a bit weird in a sense that it doesn't incorporate the pattern of 1, 2, 3 and game. If the score is at 40-40, it is a tie which is referred to as 'deuce'. In order to win a game after the deuce, one has to score a point referred to as 'Advantage' to the winner of the shot. The player who gains the 'advantage' can win the game on the very next point. If the opponent scores a point while one has reached/gained advantage, the scores are reset to 'deuce'.

Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament played on lawn/grass. The rules for last i.e. the 5th set played in a Wimbledon match are different from that is employed in other tournaments. There is no tiebreaker used if the score for the 5th set stands at 6-6 games. It means that if the difference of 2 games (4-6 or 6-4) in the 5th set is not attained, the set can continue as long as it takes. Hope, the article covers all the basic tennis rules for understanding this game. There are many other aspects of the sport of tennis which makes it interesting to play and watch. Understanding the basic lawn tennis rules should help you enjoy the game in a better manner.