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Basic Rules of
Tennis:
A game of tennis is played
with the aim of scoring points by striking
the ball in a way that an opponent can not
successfully return it. Tennis can be played
indoor or outdoor, on a rectangular court
by two persons (known as singles) or by
four persons (doubles). Tennis courts are
about seventy-eight feet long and are twenty-seven
feet wide for single play, or thirty-six
feet wide for double play. Service courts
are those spaces on the either side of the
net. The service court on the player's right
is known as the deuce court, while the service
court on the left is known as the advantage
court, or ad court for short. A tennis game
is commenced with the server from one team
tossing the ball into the air and hitting
it with a racquet. The goal is to send the
ball in a diagonal direction so that it
lands in the receiver's deuce court. When
the first point of the game is made, players
move to the left and continue play from
the advantage court. They then continue
to alternate between courts after each point
is made until the game has been won.
Sources:
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000
/ShefiuAzeez.shtml
http://akak.essortment.com/
howtoplaytenn_rewl.htm
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