How To Play Tennis - Tennis Introduction

Always wanted to learn how to play tennis, buthe misses both times, his opponent gets a point.
have no idea where to begin? The best way to-If the serve goes in, the person returning must
learn is to take a few classes or find a friend whohit the serve either before it bounces (if he
knows how to play and hit the courts. But, ifknows that the ball would be in) or after it
you're afraid of looking like a novice, look overbounces once. If it bounces more than once, the
these basic rules and game tips before hitting theserver gets one point.
courts:The person returning must hit the ball over the
-The basic equipment needed: a racquet, tennisnet, and it can bounce anywhere on the
balls, and a tennis court.opponent's side of the court.
-The lines painted on the court are: Service Lines:-The two players hit the ball back and forth until
The closest parallel lines to the net (on either sideone person misses -The person who did not miss
of the net). Baseline: The parallel line furthest fromgets a point.
the net is called the baseline. The Alleys: The two-The server switches sides for every serve.
long strips on both sides of the court,-A player wins a game after scoring at least four
perpendicular to the net.points and wins by two.
In singles tennis, the alleys are considered "out"-The next game, the other person serves and
so, if the ball bounces in them, it does not count.they continue to switch off, game after game,
But, in doubles play, the alleys are "in."until someone wins the set. Generally, to win a
-Each game starts with a serve. The servingset, a player must win at least six games, and
player starts behind the baseline on his right-handtwo more than his opponent.
side of the court and hits the ball into the service-A match is made up of a number of sets with
box (the box on the opposite side of the courtplayer with the most sets winning the match.
between the alley and the middle court) on theRemember, this is only a basic way to play tennis,
other side.there are many other strategies and rules to
-The ball must bounce once in this box for it tolearn to play a "real" professional style game.
be considered a good serve.Regardless, just batting a few balls around can be
-A server always gets two tries to hit the box.. Iffun and a great way to exercise!