Basically I want to know...?

Question

everything you can tell me about tennis.

Like literally everything.

Rules, court layout etc.

My boyfriend plays professionally and I don't really know much about it but seeing as we've been together half a year now would like to know.

Also he has a rating of 5.1 - what does this mean?

is the higher the rating the better the player or the other way round?

thanks!

Answer 1

He's good but he's not a World Champ (except to you).  A "server" starts by hitting the ball over the net.  The ball must land in the square marked by white lines that is nearest the net.  If it misses, the server gets 1 more try.  If that misses, the server moves to the left or right and tries again.  The other player gets the "point".  If the ball goes into the correct square, the ball is hit back over the net.  It must go inside the larger lines that go all the way to the back where the server was standing.  Whoever fails to return the ball to the correct area loses the point.  It takes 4 "points" to win the game.  Then the other person serves and it starts again.

Answer 2

Ok, that may take a while but never mind!

The court:

Tram lines are only used in doubles, they are the the outside lines at each side, when serving the ball has to be in the box next to the net or it is called out, also when serving if the ball hits the net and still goes over the umpire would shout 'NET' and the player would take their first serve again, if the ball is out or goes into the net on a serve the umpire would call 'SECOND SERVE'.

Points:

They got up in 15, 30, 40, 50: wins game.

The player that is serving the game, their points come first when the umpire calls it.  You play the first game then swap sides, then each player plays a game on that side then swap again and so on.........there are 6 games in a set, first to 6 wins a set.

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P.s Need anymore information answer one of my questions and ask.

P.p.s Who is your bf?  Please don't say it's Roger Federer!

Answer 3

you are never going to learn theoretically...

tell ur boyfriend to take u 2 a match n tell everything practically

Answer 4

Well, the ratings go by intervals of .5  

Therefore hes either a 5.0, 5.5, or 6.0.

And if he is any of those he is not a professional haha.  Hm, go to http://atptennis.com search his name, and if it shows up and he has a ranking, hes a professional. . . if not, hes tricking you.  lol

But if hes actually professional, he is WAY above a 5.0 in fact there really are no pro ratings...just world rankings.  

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Scoring can be very difficult when you begin playing tournaments.  The winner of the game must win at least 4 points.

Individual Game Scoring

When you have 0 points, it is called “love”

When you have 1 point, it is called “fifteen”

When you have 2 points, it is called “thirty”

When you have 3 points, it is called “forty” * (this is game point, unless the score is tied!!)

If the score is not tied and you win the 4th point, you have won the game

*If each player has 3 points (forty to forty) it is called “deuce” and you must win two points in a row to win the game.  

From Deuce:

Whoever wins the next point has the advantage (meaning they need 1 more point to win)

• If the server has advantage it is called “ad in” (ad stands for advantage)

• If the returner has advantage it is called “ad out”

Set Scoring

You must win 6 games to win a set.

Must win by two games

And if the score it 6-6 you play a tiebreaker (that’s an entirely different e-mail!)

Winning a Match

You must win 2 out of 3 sets to win a match.

Answer 5

Tennis is a game played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players (doubles). Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt (most of the time yellowy-green,[1] but can be any color or even two-tone) over a net into the opponent's court.

The modern game of tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis" and had heavy connections to the ancient game of real tennis. After its creation, tennis spread throughout the upper-class English-speaking population before spreading around the world. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including people in wheelchairs. In the United States, there is a collegiate circuit organized by the National Collegiate Athletics Association.

Except for the adoption of the tie-breaker in the 1970s, the rules of tennis have changed very little since the 1890s. A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of "instant replay" technology coupled with a point challenge system, which allows a player to challenge the official call of a point.

Along with its millions of players, millions of people worldwide follow tennis as a spectator sport, especially the four Grand Slam tournaments (sometimes referred to as the "majors"): Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open. The growth of tennis in Eastern Europe and the Far East has been especially notable in recent years.

A tennis match comprises a number of sets, typically three for both men's and women's matches, the exception being at the major events (Wimbledon and the Australian, French and US Opens) where the men play best of five sets.[23] A set consists of a number of games, and games, in turn, consist of points.

A game consists of a sequence of points played with the same player serving. A game is won by the first player to have won at least four points in total and at least two points more than his opponent. The running score of each game is described in a manner particular to tennis: scores of zero to three points are described as "love" (or zero), "fifteen," "thirty," and "forty" respectively. (See the main article Tennis score for the origin of these words as used in tennis.) If at least three points have been scored by each player, and the scores are equal, the score is "deuce". If at least three points have been scored by each side and a player has one more point than his opponent, the score of the game is "advantage" for the player in the lead. During informal games, "advantage" can also be called "ad in" or "ad out", depending on whether the serving player or receiving player is ahead, respectively.

In tournament play, the chair umpire calls the point count (e.g., "fifteen-love") after each point. The score of a tennis match during play is always read with the serving player's score first. After a match, the score is always read with the winning player's score first. At the end of a game, the chair umpire also announces the winner of the game and the overall score.

A game point occurs in tennis whenever the player who is in the lead in the game needs only one more point to win the game. The terminology is extended to sets (set point), matches (match point), and even championships (championship point). For example, if the player who is serving has a score of 40-love, he has a triple game point (triple set point, etc.) as he has three chances to win the game (or set). Game points, set points, and match points are not part of official scoring and are not announced by the chair umpire in tournament play.

A break point occurs if the receiver, not the server, has a game point. It is of importance in professional tennis, since service breaks are rare enough to create a substantial advantage for the receiver in the men's game. The advantage to the server is much less in the women's game, but match analysts like to keep track of service breaks anyway. It may happen that the player who is in the lead in the game has more than one chance to score the winning point, even if his opponent should take the next point(s). For example, if the player who is serving has a score of 15-40, the receiver has a double break point. If the player in the lead wins any of the next two points, that player wins the game. Break points are not announced either.

A set consists of a sequence of games played with service alternating between games, ending when the count of games won meets certain criteria. Typically, a player wins a set when he wins at least six games and at least two games more than his opponent. If one player has won six games, and his opponent five, a further game is played. If the leading player wins the game, he also wins the set (7-5). If the trailing player wins, a tiebreaker is played. A tiebreaker, played under a separate set of rules, allows one player to win one more game and thus the set, to give a final set score of 7-6. Only in the final sets of matches at the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, Davis Cup, and Fed Cup are tie-breaks not played. In these cases, sets are played indefinitely until one player has a two game lead. A "love" set means that the loser of the set won zero games. For example if the score was 6 to 0, it would be 6 love. (See "tennis terminology" below for names given to unusual endings like the example here.) In tournament play, the chair umpire announces the winner of the set and the overall score.

Matches consist of an odd number of sets, the match winner being the player who wins more than half of the sets. The match ends as soon as this winning condition is met. Some men's matches may consist of five sets (the winner being the first to win three sets), while most matches are three sets (the winner being the first to win two sets). In tournament play, the chair umpire announces the end of the match with the well-known phrase "Game, set, match" followed by the winning team's name.

There are also rule variation

No-ad: The first player or doubles team to four points wins the game. One side does not have to win by two points. When the game score reaches three points each, the receiver chooses which side of the court (advantage court or deuce court) the service is to be delivered on the seventh and game-deciding point.

Pro set: Instead of playing multiple sets, players may play one "pro set". A pro set is first to 8 (or 10) games by a margin of two games, instead of first to 6. A 12-point tiebreaker is usually played when the score is 8-8 (or 10-10). These are often played with no-ad scoring.

Match tie-break: This is sometimes played instead of a third set. This is played like a regular tie-break, but the winner must win ten points instead of seven. Match tie-breaks are used on the ATP and WTA tours for doubles and as a player's choice in USTA league play.

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