TENNIS

 What do you need?

• Tennis racquets and tennis balls
• Net
• Court

The court

       baseline net baseline

Singles : the ball is out if land in the tram lines

Doubles : can play in the tram lines

What type of shots can you play?

• Forehand: your main tennis shot
• Backhand: when the ball comes to the opposite side of your body to what you’re holding your racquet
• Serve: To start a game
• Smash: to hit the ball hard and in a downwards direction to your opponent
• Volley: hitting the ball so that it drops just over the net in your opponent’s half

Rules:

• Ball can only bounce once on the court, in the opponent’s half.
• Ball must land within the court lines

When serving….

- If you step over the line, it’s called a “foot fault”

• After each point is played, players must move to the other side of their court
• If the ball hits the net and lands in your opponent’s service box, it’s called a “let” and they can have the serve again
• Players stand diagonally opposite each other

Scoring:

 • Each player has a turn at serving for a whole game.

 • After each point is played they move from one side of their half to the other side

 • The points are scored as: 15, 30, 40. If both player get to 40, it is called deuce.

 • A player must win 6 games to win a set

 • A whole match consists of a maximum of 5 sets for men and 3 sets for women.