Aim of the game
The aim of tennis is to play the ball over the net into the opponent’s court in such a way that the opponent can no longer reach the ball or is forced to make a mistake. The tennis ball must be played, after it came up at most once, correctly into the generic field. The boundary lines are part of the playing field, so a ball that touches the line as close as possible is still in play.
The ball is played with a so-called serve into the opponent’s service area. Each player has two tries. If the second serve does not succeed in hitting the court according to the rules (double fault), it is considered a fault and the opponent is awarded one point. If the ball touches the edge of the net on serve and then enters the service area according to the rules, the serve is repeated. The winner is the player who first wins the required number of sets.
Counting method
The somewhat unconventional way of counting points in tennis is based on two independent theories. The probable origin is based on bets in the 14th century. At that time, people bet 15 deniers per set, which in turn consisted of 4 games.
45 was changed to 40 for convenience of pronunciation. The second theory refers to the original four lines running parallel to the net. After each point won, the player was allowed one line forward.
The lines were placed at 15 and 10 inch intervals. An entire tennis game is called a match, which in turn consists of sets and matches. (In tennis this is often misleading for the ignorant, because a won game is not equal to a victory).
Whoever has won two sets first is the winner. A set is won when a player: In a game, the count is 0, 15, 30, 40. A game is won when a player can win the next point after reaching 40 points.
When the score is 40:40 (deuce), the game must be won with a two-point gap.If the server scores a point on the first serve, the call is “Advantage Up”, and if the return player scores a point, it is “Advantage Back”. The first player to be called first in the count starts with the serve from the right side (0:0). When the point is won (15:0) he serves from the left side… A won tie break is counted as only one won game (from 6:6 to 7:6 or 6:7), but at the score of 6:6 it is decisive for the set.
It starts at 0:0 and each point won does not count as in game 15, but only 1. The player who first reaches 7 points with at least 2 points gap wins the set. Possible results (7:0, … 7:5.
8:6, 9:7.). Since in tennis the serving player has an advantage, the player 1 serves only one rally, then alternately twice. At the beginning of the tie break, the player who had a setback in the previous game has the right to serve.
After 6 points played (e.g. 5:1, 4:2.) a change of sides takes place without a break. At every unequal score in the set, the side is changed with a break.
At (1:0) in each set a change is made without a break. A player has the ball when he can win the game with the next point. A set ball is given to the player who wins the set with the next point, and if the player can win the whole match with the following rally, it is called match ball.
If a player has the opportunity to win the match with the following rally, it is called break point. If he succeeds in doing so, it is called a break.
- 6 games won, and the opponent won 4 games at most.
(6:0, 6:1, 6:2, 6:3, 6:4)
- At the score of 5:5 the game is extended to 7. (7:5)
- At 6:6 the tie break decides. (7:6)
belong to the basic strokes in tennis:
- Forehand
- Backhand
- Surcharge
- Volley
- Butterball
The tennis court is divided by a net into two rectangles of equal size.
The length of the court is 78 feet (23.77 m) from one baseline to the other. The width for the double court is 36 feet (10.97m) and 27 feet (8.23m) for the single court. The impact lines (colloquially called tee lines) run parallel to the net on both sides at a distance of 21 feet (6.40m).
The center line of the service runs at right angles to the service line up to the net. It divides the T-field into two rectangles of equal size, the impact fields. The net has a height of 3 feet (0.914 m) in the middle and 3.5 feet (1.07 m) at the posts.
The area between the base line and the fence is 18-21 feet (5.50m-6.40m) long. tennis. Tennis is played on various surfaces.
Among the most common ones: sand (french- open), grass (Wimbledon), hard court (us- open), rebound ace (australian- open). furthermore, granulate, carpet, artificial grass.
- Baseline
- Single outline
- Double outline
- Network
- Impact centerline
- Impact line
- Middle sign
Tennis is considered a sport with rapid changes of direction, therefore the stress on the joints, especially on the ankle, knee, shoulder and hip joints, is particularly high.
On non-slip surfaces such as carpet, hard rubber etc. Correct footwear is recommended. A targeted muscle build-up of the back muscles counteracts the one-sided strain of playing tennis. In addition, there is a risk of tennis elbow (tennis elbow).
