American tennis is declining where it counts—at the college and professional levels, on television and in popular culture. The demise of tennis in the U.S. is puzzling because the sport thrives in other parts of the world. Four of the five richest female athletes are tennis players, according to Forbes magazine.

Tennis can be played as an individual sport or as a team (doubles). When playing singles, it’s all you out there.

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users.

The origins of the 15, 30, and 40 scores are believed to be medieval French. It is possible that a clock face was used on court, with a quarter move of the hand to indicate a score of 15, 30, and 45. However, if a player fails to score twice in a row, then the clock would move back to 40 to establish another “deuce”.

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The first point scored after deuce is known as “advantage.” Once a player scores advantage, their next point wins. If that player loses the point, then the score reverts to deuce.

Answer: deuce happens when the score tied to 40-40.

Also called super tiebreakers, 10-point match tiebreakers are sometimes used in lieu of a final set when a match becomes tied at one set all or, in the case of a best-of-five-sets match, two sets all. Specific rules must be followed, and the player or doubles team who wins the super tiebreaker wins the match.

A. Ace: Serve where the tennis ball lands inside the service box and is not touched by the receiver; thus, a shot that is both a serve and a winner is an ace. Aces are usually powerful and generally land on or near one of the corners at the back of the service box.

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Most tennis matches are played in a best-of-three format, which means that players need to win 2 sets to win the match. In Grand Slams, men play best-of-five sets while women play best-of-three sets. Doubles matches are best-of-3 with a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of the third set.

In order to win the game, a player must win at least four points. If you are up 40-30, 40-15 or 40-love, and win one more point, you win the game. If the score is tied in a game or set, you use the term “all” when announcing the score.

The maximum number of sets in a match is five for men and three for women. Usually the first player to win six games wins a set but if the score becomes five-games-all, one player must be two games ahead to win the set. So a player must win the set 7-5 or 8-6 or 9-7 and so on.

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6 Basic Tennis Strokes. All games of tennis consist of six basic strokes: the serve, forehand groundstroke, backhand groundstroke, forehand volley, backhand volley, and the overhead smash. The 6 basic “strokes” are the fundamental movements a player performs to hit a tennis ball.

6 MOST COMMON SERVE MISTAKES – SOLVED!

• Inconsistent Toss Location. What good is a high quality service motion if you can’t put your toss where it needs to be to take advantage of it?
• The “Waiter Tray” Position.
• Wrong Rhythm.
• Low Tossing Arm.
• Tight Follow Through.
• Poor Leg Drive.

Backhand Smash

second serve

The 5 most important tennis strokes

• Serve – Perfecting the serve can be the key to winning the match.
• Return (of serve) – Now that we know that the serve is the most important stroke, the next step would be to take away your opponent’s most crucial stroke (Their serve)!

But sometimes, if the ball is higher, a flat hit may be a better option than playing topspin. It’s useful to be able to play both shots – topspin and a flat hit. This will add more variety to your attacking game. If you normally topspin everything, try throwing in the occasional flat hit.

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