Tennis Rules
Tennis is a game that can be played as singles (where one person plays against one person) or doubles (where two people play against two people). The main aim of the game is for you or your team to score more and more points and to win sets faster than the opposing player or team.
In the women’s game, you have to win 2 seats, and in the men’s game, you must win 3 sets. To win a set, you should win at least 6 games, and be at least 2 games ahead of opponent players.
To win a Tennis, you should win 4 points and be at least two points forward. The tennis court measurement is 78ft long by 36ft wide, and the net is 3.5 ft above the ground.
These are a few more of the other dimensions of the court and point to be noted that the area of play is different for both singles and doubles.
General Skills
• Footwork
• Flexibility
• Endurance
• Strength
• Strategy
• Ball Judgement
• Returning the Ball
Shot Skills
• Lob
• Slice
• Serve
• Groundstroke
• Volley
Official Rules of Tennis 2021
The game starts with one player making a serve. To do this, they must stand behind the line and hit the ball into this area of the opponent’s court. The opponent is permitted a maximum of one bounce to hit the ball back over the net onto the other player’s court.
The idea is to hit the ball onto your opponent’s court and for your opponent not to be able to hit it back. If you manage to successfully hit the ball onto your opponent’s court without them returning the favor, you score. If you score one point, you score will be ‘15’ If you score two points, if you score will be ‘30’ If you score three points, you score will be ‘40’ And if you score four points, and are two points ahead, you win the game.
The only time this varies is when the score is level of 40-40. This is known as the deuce, and you now have to win two straight points to win the game. After a game is won, the opponent player or pair serves the ball from another side to start the next game.
Once a player has won 6 games and is at least 2 games ahead, they will win a set. Winning 2 sets or 3 sets quickly than your opponents will help you to win the Match. There’s a lot of things you cannot do in Tennis.
- You cannot hit the ball outside the court Area.
- You should not hit the ball into the net and for it to land on your side of the court.
- You cannot hit the ball twice in succession.
- You cannot touch the net.
- You cannot touch the ball with any part of your body except with the racket and you cannot commit a double fault.
If you commit any of these infractions, this results in your opponents being awarded a point. Now that’s basically Tennis in a nutshell, but there are many things you need to understand before playing or going to a game. For example
Fault/Double
Fault During a service, you have two chances to serve the ball legally. You must be behind the line and you must hit the ball onto this area of your opponent’s court.
If you fail to do either of those things, this is known as a fault and you must serve the ball again and again. If you do two faults in a series, this is a double fault, and your opponent is automatically awarded a point.
Let
If a legal serve hits the net before landing in the opponent’s area, this is known as a let, and the player is allowed to serve the ball again without fault.
Ace
If a player serves the ball legally and the opponent is unable to return the ball, this is known as an ‘ace’. The serving player will win the point.
Advantage
During deuce, if you score one point – you are known to have an ‘advantage’. You only need one more point to win the game unless your opponent scores.
Tie Breaker
If the game seems to be tied at 6-6, a tiebreaker is used to find out who wins the set. Players take it in turns to serve and the aim is to score 7 points and be at least two points ahead.
This carries on until someone wins the set. If you’re still sure about the scoring system – be sure to watch some games to get used to how it is all done. It seems a little bit complicated, but once you start to watch or play Tennis, the rules will become clear like water.
History of Tennis
By the 13th century, tennis had spread throughout Europe; some sources say up to 1,800 indoor courts existed around the continent. Henry VII and Henry VIII were both fans of the sport and had several courts built throughout England. Over the years, tennis continued to evolve. People began playing in courtyards, and by 1500, the first frame racket had come into existence.
In the 1700s, interest in tennis began to fall, but the sport regained momentum in 1850 with the invention of the rubber ball. A couple of decades later, tennis found its way to the United States courtesy of Mary Outerbridge, and it has continued to be wildly popular.
QNA
Ranking
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Move
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Country
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Player
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Age
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Points
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Tourn Played
|
Points Dropping
|
Next Best
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1 |
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Novak Djokovic | 34 | 12,113 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
2 |
|
Daniil Medvedev | 25 | 10,220 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
3 |
|
Rafael Nadal | 35 | 8,270 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
4 |
|
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 22 | 8,000 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
5 |
|
Alexander Zverev | 24 | 7,340 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
6 |
|
Dominic Thiem | 27 | 7,095 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
7 |
|
Andrey Rublev | 23 | 6,005 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
8 |
|
Matteo Berrettini | 25 | 5,488 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
9 |
|
Roger Federer | 39 | 4,215 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
10 |
|
Denis Shapovalov | 22 | 3,625 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
11 |
|
Pablo Carreno Busta | 30 | 3,260 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
12 |
2
|
|
Casper Ruud | 22 | 3,205 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
13 |
1
|
|
Hubert Hurkacz | 24 | 3,163 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
1
|
|
Diego Schwartzman | 28 | 2,935 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
15 |
|
Felix Auger-Aliassime | 20 | 2,738 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
16 |
|
Roberto Bautista Agut | 33 | 2,720 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
17 |
|
Gael Monfils | 34 | 2,603 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
18 |
|
Alex de Minaur | 22 | 2,565 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
19 |
|
Cristian Garin | 25 | 2,520 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
20 |
|
David Goffin | 30 | 2,500 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
21 |
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 30 | 2,466 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
22 |
|
Milos Raonic | 30 | 2,316 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
23 |
1
|
|
Aslan Karatsev | 27 | 2,287 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
24 |
1
|
|
Jannik Sinner | 19 | 2,280 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
25 |
|
Karen Khachanov | 25 | 2,235 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
26 |
|
Lorenzo Sonego | 26 | 2,147 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
27 |
|
Daniel Evans | 31 | 2,131 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
28 |
|
Ugo Humbert | 23 | 2,090 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
29 |
|
Cameron Norrie | 25 | 1,975 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
30 |
5
|
|
John Isner | 36 | 1,923 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
31 |
1
|
|
Stan Wawrinka | 36 | 1,922 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
32 |
1
|
|
Fabio Fognini | 34 | 1,779 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
33 |
1
|
|
Borna Coric | 24 | 1,736 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
34 |
1
|
|
Filip Krajinovic | 29 | 1,724 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
35 |
1
|
|
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 22 | 1,723 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
36 |
|
Reilly Opelka | 23 | 1,706 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
37 |
|
Marin Cilic | 32 | 1,660 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
38 |
|
Marton Fucsovics | 29 | 1,634 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
39 |
|
Alexander Bublik | 24 | 1,611 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
40 |
|
Adrian Mannarino | 33 | 1,584 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
41 |
|
Nikoloz Basilashvili | 29 | 1,565 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
42 |
|
Taylor Fritz | 23 | 1,515 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
43 |
1
|
|
John Millman | 32 | 1,476 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
44 |
1
|
|
Dusan Lajovic | 31 | 1,450 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
45 |
2
|
|
Sebastian Korda | 21 | 1,413 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
46 |
2
|
|
Jan-Lennard Struff | 31 | 1,410 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
47 |
1
|
|
Federico Delbonis | 30 | 1,407 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
48 |
5
|
|
Albert Ramos-Vinolas | 33 | 1,378 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
49 |
|
Benoit Paire | 32 | 1,340 | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
50 |
1
|
|
Lloyd Harris | 24 | 1,303 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
51 |
1
|
|
Laslo Djere | 26 | 1,291 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
52 |
1
|
|
Richard Gasquet | 35 | 1,266 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
53 |
1
|
|
Frances Tiafoe | 23 | 1,206 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
54 |
1
|
|
Carlos Alcaraz | 18 | 1,196 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
55 |
1
|
|
Tommy Paul | 24 | 1,193 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
56 |
1
|
|
Yoshihito Nishioka | 25 | 1,155 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
57 |
2
|
|
Dominik Koepfer | 27 | 1,153 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
58 |
2
|
|
Aljaz Bedene | 32 | 1,147 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
59 |
7
|
|
Miomir Kecmanovic | 21 | 1,142 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
60 |
1
|
|
Lorenzo Musetti | 19 | 1,106 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
61 |
1
|
|
Vasek Pospisil | 31 | 1,105 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
62 |
1
|
|
Jordan Thompson | 27 | 1,077 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
63 |
1
|
|
Federico Coria | 29 | 1,063 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
64 |
1
|
|
Marcos Giron | 28 | 1,047 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
65 |
1
|
|
Ilya Ivashka | 27 | 1,038 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
66 |
1
|
|
Jaume Munar | 24 | 1,022 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
67 |
2
|
|
Kei Nishikori | 31 | 1,003 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
68 |
2
|
|
Sam Querrey | 33 | 1,003 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
69 |
9
|
|
Emil Ruusuvuori | 22 | 1,002 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
70 |
2
|
|
Jeremy Chardy | 34 | 994 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
71 |
3
|
|
Gianluca Mager | 26 | 990 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
72 |
1
|
|
Alexei Popyrin | 21 | 970 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
73 |
2
|
|
Pablo Andujar | 35 | 970 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
74 |
2
|
|
Soonwoo Kwon | 23 | 961 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
75 |
|
Kevin Anderson | 35 | 958 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
76 |
21
|
|
Pedro Martinez | 24 | 951 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
77 |
19
|
|
Nick Kyrgios | 26 | 928 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
78 |
1
|
|
Egor Gerasimov | 28 | 926 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
79 |
12
|
|
Arthur Rinderknech | 26 | 924 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
80 |
3
|
|
James Duckworth | 29 | 923 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
81 |
1
|
|
Steve Johnson | 31 | 921 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
82 |
1
|
|
Facundo Bagnis | 31 | 916 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
83 |
1
|
|
Tennys Sandgren | 30 | 897 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
84 |
1
|
|
Marco Cecchinato | 28 | 888 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
85 |
9
|
|
Guido Pella | 31 | 879 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
86 |
2
|
|
Ricardas Berankis | 31 | 873 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
87 |
1
|
|
Jiri Vesely | 28 | 865 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
88 |
1
|
|
Andreas Seppi | 37 | 863 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
89 |
26
|
|
Brandon Nakashima | 19 | 858 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
90 |
|
Corentin Moutet | 22 | 848 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
91 |
8
|
|
Mikael Ymer | 22 | 843 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
92 |
3
|
|
Feliciano Lopez | 39 | 832 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
93 |
2
|
|
Thiago Monteiro | 27 | 829 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
94 |
9
|
|
Kyle Edmund | 26 | 823 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
95 |
16
|
|
Benjamin Bonzi | 25 | 821 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
96 |
|
Roberto Carballes Baena | 28 | 819 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
97 |
4
|
|
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 36 | 813 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
98 |
10
|
|
Stefano Travaglia | 29 | 811 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
99 |
5
|
|
Pablo Cuevas | 35 | 807 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
100 |
1
|
|
Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 30 | 795 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
ATP Cup Winners
Women’s singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
↓ Exhibition tournament ↓ | |||
2017 | Jeļena Ostapenko | Serena Williams | 6–2, 3–6, [10–5] |
2018 | Venus Williams | Serena Williams | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
2019 | Maria Sharapova | Ajla Tomljanović | 6–4, 7–5 |
2020 | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic |
Men’s singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
↓ Exhibition tournament ↓ | |||
2009 | Andy Murray | Rafael Nadal | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
2010 | Rafael Nadal | Robin Söderling | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
2011 (Jan.) | Rafael Nadal (2) | Roger Federer | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) |
2011 (Dec.) | Novak Djokovic | David Ferrer | 6–2, 6–1 |
2012 | Novak Djokovic (2) | Nicolás Almagro | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
2013 | Novak Djokovic (3) | David Ferrer | 7–5, 6–2 |
2015 | Andy Murray (2) | Novak Djokovic | (walkover) |
2016 (Jan.) | Rafael Nadal (3) | Milos Raonic | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
2016 (Dec.) | Rafael Nadal (4) | David Goffin | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
2017 | Kevin Anderson | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
2018 | Novak Djokovic (4) | Kevin Anderson | 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
2019 | Rafael Nadal (5) | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
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