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Governing Body USTA
Tennis
• Year Originated – 16th and 17th centuries
• Inventor – Mary Outerbridge
• Place of Origin – England and France
Objective
To score points by hitting the ball across the net into each others half of the court without the other player/team being able to return it.
Tennis
Basic Skills – Serve, Forehand, Backhand, Smash
Positions – Server and Receiver
Basic Rules
•Team - 1 (singles) to 2 (doubles) players
•Winner - player/team who wins the best 2 out of 3 sets or the best 3 out of 5 sets
•Time - N/A
•Start Game - with a serve right baseline diagonally cross court over the net into the service box
Basic Rules – Server
2 serve attempts to get into correct service box
Alternates sides of the court after every serve
Serves the entire game and then the opponent serves
Basic Rules – Receiver
•Stands behind the correct service box
•Must return a serve after one bounce
•May hit the ball in mid-air or after 1 bounce during a rally
Basic Rules Cont.
• Ball hits net and goes over during a rally it is good
• Offense – place ball away from defense
• Defense – protect lines and rally
• Fault – foot, ball hits net on serve, serve misses box, miss ball
Basic Rules Cont.
• Player cannot touch or crossover the net with body
• Boundaries – stand anywhere within the fence area surrounding the court (normally between sidelines and baselines)
• Ball hits line is good
Tennis
• Scoring – Love, 15, 30, 40, deuce, ad in/ad out
• Unsportsmanlike Conduct – Automatic point for the other team
• Etiquette – Call score, serve when receiver is ready, walk around net, don’t touch net, compliment play
Terms
• Ace, advantage, back court, baseline, crosscourt, endline, error, frontcourt, net, receiver, server, sideline, volley, love, let, deuce, spin
Tennis
• Safety – swinging racket, balls from other courts, hold on to racket
• Facilities/Space (Court/Field Dimensions) – Court 78x36 feet with the net at 3 feet
Tennis
• Indoors/Outdoors• Equipment – Racket,
net, ball, tennis shoes• Olympic sport in
Korea• Is a lifetime sport
Special Notes
• First called lawn tennis
• 4 most prestigious tournaments (US Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon)
• Surfaces – grass, clay, asphalt, concrete