Tennis

Tennis Rules

Service Rule

• The match is started with the toss and the winner decides whether to serve or receive first and the end he/she wants to play in first.

• The service must be made from behind the baseline and from the alternate sides of the center line throughout the game, starting from the right.
• The ball must be returned by the receiver before it has bounced twice in his side of the court.

Scoring System

• A player needs to score at least 4 points and must have a two-point advantage to win a game during the match.
• The scores are described as “love” for zero, “fifteen” for one, “thirty” for two and “forty” for three.
• If the scores reach at forty all, then it is called as “deuce”. After this, the first player to score the next point is said to have the advantage.
• The player to win at least six games with a two-game advantage is said to have won the set.
• A match is usually a best of three or five sets. The first player to win two sets in a best of three and three sets in a best of five wins the match.

Game Rules (major changes in rules)

Year 1940

Acrylic blend hardcourt surfaces were used in tennis matches

Year 1962

The server didn't always have to keep one foot on the ground.

Year 1970

Tiebreak system was adopted

Year 2001

The Hawkeye ball monitoring system provided the much-needed precision for line calls.