Things You'll Need:
- Tennis Racket
- Tennis Balls
- Net
- Partner (optional)
- Opponent
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Step 1
To decide who serves, sometimes it is common to take your racket and spin it. If the symbol on your racket is a W and you call W, you serve or you can allow your opponent to serve. If it is an M and you call W, your opponent can choose to serve or to let you serve.
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Step 2
Always begin and end a tennis match with a handshake. It is common courtesy on the court and shows good sportsmanship.
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Step 3
www.maria-sharapova.me.ukTennis originated with the British so the scoring may seem awkward at first, but you will get used to it. When you have zero points, you say love. When you gain your first point in a game, it is 15. Your second point is 30, then 40, then game. You then go on to the next game.
Examples:
Both have zero points - Love all
Both have 1 point - 15 all
You have 1 point and your opponent has zero - 15/Love
You have 2 points and your opponent has 3 - 30/40 -
Step 4
The number of games in a set is usually 6 and the winner must win by at least two games ahead. So if you win 6 games and your opponent wins 4, you win the set. If you win 6 games and your opponent wins 5, you play another game. If you win 6 and your opponent catches up at 6, you play to 8.
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Step 5
There are usually 3 sets in a match unless you are playing in Wimbleton or the Australia, French, or US Open.
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Step 6
news.bbc.co.ukSometimes to declare rank on a tennis team, two players play an 8 game proset. Whoever reaches 8 games first wins if the player wins by atleast 2 games.
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Step 7
It is your responsibility to keep track of the score. Don't let your opponent do it for you. Use score flip cards that you can attach to the end of your net and keep it updated if that will help you keep track.
