When determining who goes first in a tennis match..?

Question

you spin the tennis racket and say m or w. (depending on the racket, this one wilson) how do you know what letter it is. cause i spun it and it looked like a w to me, but the girl said it was an m. is it suppose to be the letter facing the opponent or..

Answer 1

no offense to you, but it should be quite obvious with a wilson.  I've never had that problem with my racquet (a wilson).  Make sure if you pick the racquet up off the ground, that you don't turn the racquet.

Answer 2

Let the racket land on the ground, you can't just hold it, it will look like a different letter from different angles.

Answer 3

Well,...if you're spinning a Wilson racquet...then you use "W"....(FOR WILSON!)

One party picks "W" (or "M").... racquet is spun on its head....then drops after spinning; then the BOTTOM OF HANDLE/GRIP will show either "W" or "M"; whomever picked that choice gets option to serve or not to serve!

THEN you might need to get on the ground to see if it is a "W" or an "M".  You SHOULD be able to tell the difference!

HINT:  DO NOT look at it UPSIDE DOWN!

Kinda basic.

Answer 4

No matter which direction you are standing (unless one of you is standing upside down) the W will always point up and the M will always point down. It sounds like your opponent pulled a fast one on you or she is dyslexic.

Either way if there is a dispute you can always flip a coin or rock, paper, scissors.