Over the next 5 months I will be updating this blog with new weekly posts about the game of tennis. Each post will have a certain "theme" involved with it that ties back to the game. This weeks theme will be about the basics of the game of tennis.
First, we will start with scoring. Check out this awesome video that explain step by step about the scoring.
The two opponents take turns serving back and forth for an entire game. Opponents do not just play one game to determine the winner. There are 6 games in a set and best of 3 sets in a match. This means, you play your opponent until you win 6 games. Once you have won 6 games, this means you are up 1 set to 0. You then play until the person wins the best out of three. There are many different national leagues around the world with many different rules. Some leagues play to 8 games, some play best of 5 sets.
Now, we can continue on to the actual tennis court, and how it is broken down. Depending on your style, you can choose to play singles or doubles. Many people who play singles are often self motivated, while doubles players often rely on each other to work together to win games. Both singles and doubles are equally fun, and I advise you to try both!
The line across the middle represents the net. In singles, the line marked singles sideline is the out of bounds like, in doubles, the line mark doubles sideline is.
Picture Courtesy of http://www.sporting-central.com/tennis-rules.html
I'll leave you with that information to absorb!
