Tennis is a complex sport, and it is one that you may not be able to learn on a whim. Most people spend years trying to perfect their tennis swings before they can actually consider themselves good at the game. I am far from an expert in tennis, but I do at least have a grasp on the basics. Thus I thought it may be nice to provide you with a basic guide to the sport so you can practice it on your own. Here is a brief guide explaining how to play tennis so you could enjoy the fun this sport has to offer.
Rules
The basic rule of tennis is that you have to hit a ball that comes to you before it bounces a second time. The player hitting the ball must make sure that the ball makes it over the net without bouncing, and he or she must keep the ball in between the boundary lines. The inner set of lines is used for singles (one person playing one other person), and the outer lines are used for doubles (two people playing two other people). Serves must happen behind the back line, and they must land on the opposite side of the next. These balls must hit within the box diagonal from the server, and they cannot touch the net.
There are several different kinds of wins in tennis. There is a match win, a set win, and a game win. A game is made up of several set, and a set is made up of several matches. The number of sets and matches in a game will depend on the rules of the area at the time of play. One player serves the ball for an entire match before giving it to someone else to serve. Players must change sides after every other round of play so that no one player gets an unfair advantage. Serving also alternates from one corner to the next every round. You can see how this can get really complicated really quickly.
Scoring
Scoring in tennis is a little odd, especially if you aren't familiar with the game. Every round of play has four possible scores: 0 (love), 15, 30, and 40. Every time a person fails to hit a ball before the second bounce, the other person moves up in the score. If the score was 15:30, the score could then move to 30:30 or 15:40, depending on who hit the scoring ball. If a player fails to get the ball over the net, the points go to the other player.
If one person is at 40 point and the other person is not, the 40 point player can win the round by winning the next play. In other words, you have to score one more time beyond the 40 point to win a match. If there comes a time when you reach the score of 40:40, you go into deuce. That means that the winner of the match will have to get two scores in a row. The first person to score gets what is known as an "advantage." If he or she scores a second time, he or she wins the game. If the other person scores, everything goes back to normal. Then another set of two will be needed in order to win.
If you play this sport a bit and you find out you're really good at it, you may be able to land some athletic scholarships in honor of your talents. If you aren't the best player in the world, don't worry. There are plenty of people out there who just aren't cut out for tennis. Hopefully now you have a rough idea of how to play the sport so you can use it for your fitness and entertainment.
Rules
The basic rule of tennis is that you have to hit a ball that comes to you before it bounces a second time. The player hitting the ball must make sure that the ball makes it over the net without bouncing, and he or she must keep the ball in between the boundary lines. The inner set of lines is used for singles (one person playing one other person), and the outer lines are used for doubles (two people playing two other people). Serves must happen behind the back line, and they must land on the opposite side of the next. These balls must hit within the box diagonal from the server, and they cannot touch the net.
Scoring
Scoring in tennis is a little odd, especially if you aren't familiar with the game. Every round of play has four possible scores: 0 (love), 15, 30, and 40. Every time a person fails to hit a ball before the second bounce, the other person moves up in the score. If the score was 15:30, the score could then move to 30:30 or 15:40, depending on who hit the scoring ball. If a player fails to get the ball over the net, the points go to the other player.
If one person is at 40 point and the other person is not, the 40 point player can win the round by winning the next play. In other words, you have to score one more time beyond the 40 point to win a match. If there comes a time when you reach the score of 40:40, you go into deuce. That means that the winner of the match will have to get two scores in a row. The first person to score gets what is known as an "advantage." If he or she scores a second time, he or she wins the game. If the other person scores, everything goes back to normal. Then another set of two will be needed in order to win.
If you play this sport a bit and you find out you're really good at it, you may be able to land some athletic scholarships in honor of your talents. If you aren't the best player in the world, don't worry. There are plenty of people out there who just aren't cut out for tennis. Hopefully now you have a rough idea of how to play the sport so you can use it for your fitness and entertainment.
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