by PerErik | Dec 18, 2012 | Tennis Tips
APPENDIX III Tie-Breaks and No-Ad Scoring 1. Tie-Break Use Mandatory. Use of the 12-point tie-break is mandatory in all sanctioned tournaments in all sets. 2. Twelve-Point Tie-Break Singles. Player A, having served the first game of the set, serves the first point...
by PerErik | Dec 18, 2012 | Tennis Tips
APPENDIX II Rules of Wheelchair Tennis The game of wheelchair tennis follows the same rules as able-bodied tennis as endorsed by the International Tennis Foundation except the wheelchair tennis player is allowed two bounces of the ball. 1. The Competitive Wheelchair...
by PerErik | Dec 18, 2012 | Tennis Tips
APPENDIX I Regulations for Making Tests Specified in Rule 3 1. Unless otherwise specified all tests shall be made at a temperature of approximately 68° Fahrenheit (20° Centigrade) and a relative humidity of approximately 60 per cent. All balls should be removed from...
by PerErik | Dec 18, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Rule Number 40 Playing the Ball in Doubles The ball shall be struck alternately by one or other player of the opposing pairs, and if a player touches the ball in play with his racket in contravention of this Rule, his opponents win the point. [USTA Comment: The...
by PerErik | Dec 17, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Rule Number 39 Service Fault in Doubles The service is a fault as provided for by Rule 10, or if the ball touches the Server’s partner or anything which he wears or carries, but if the ball served touches the partner of the Receiver, or anything which he wears...
by PerErik | Dec 17, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Rule Number 38 Error in Order of Receiving in Double If during a game the order of receiving the service is changed by the Receivers it shall remain as altered until the end of the game in which the mistake is discovered, but the partners shall resume their original...
