Tennis is among the sports that require a high coordination, attention and movement threshold. Tennis, which is among the individual sports, differs from other sports branches due to its rules. Basically considered as an individual sport, tennis can also be played in teams of two people each. Such team play can be experienced as a "Doubles Tournament" in international tennis tournaments such as Wimbledon, Grand Slam.
What is Tennis?
Tennis is one of the most remarkable sports with a large audience that needs to be addressed from a global perspective. It is one of the Olympic sports in which athletes play on a rectangular area called a court using special equipment such as a tennis racket and tennis ball.
The chronological profile of tennis can be traced back to medieval France. It is known that a game called 'palm game' played by the knights of the period shaped today's tennis sport. Tennis as a sport dates back to the 1800s in England.
The word tennis originates from the Anglo-Saxon-French word "tenetz". This word means "wait and catch". The aforementioned French knights shouting "Tenetz!" to each other while playing palm ball has evolved over time to give the sport its name.
Calista Luxury Resort in Belek, Antalya, offers its guests a holiday environment with a variety of tennis courts and many sports fields including tennis courts. Calista Antalya offers a special experience that combines sports and luxury vacations. The large sports complexes allow for tennis matches and Antalya football camps.
Tennis Rules, Tennis Court Dimensions and Service
Tennis is the struggle to direct the tennis ball with the help of a racket on a playing field called a court. The main objective in this game is to ensure that the opponent cannot turn the ball coming at them, thus losing a point because they cannot hit it. In addition, many nuances can be considered as tennis match rules.
Tennis Court Dimensions
The tennis court measures 23.78 meters in length and 10.97 meters in width. The width can be 8.23 meters for singles matches and 10.97 meters for doubles. The service line is 6.40 meters from the net. Extra space is needed on the sides of the court for players to spin the balls.
Tennis Rules
In tennis, a player serves by tossing a ball into the air and then hitting it with the racket into the opposite court. If the opposing player fails to return the serve faultlessly, the player who served wins a point. This is called an ace in tennis terminology. All serve in a game are served by the same player.
Types of Tennis Serves
Tennis serves can be categorised according to the playing styles of the players. Players can set up the game by choosing the most suitable one among the styles called flat (straight and hard), slice, topspin and kick serve.
Scoring System and Numbers in Tennis
One of the challenging parts of the rules of playing tennis is the scoring system and numbers. In order not to confuse the set numbers and to count points in a controlled way, tennis uses a different system. After the first three points, 15, 30 and 40 points, if the player reaches 40 and gets the fourth point, they win the set.
If during the game the players are tied 40 - 40, one of the players must score two points in a row. The match continues until this point-taking process is concluded. A 40 - 40 tie is called a "deuce" in tennis terminology. The player with the first point after a tie has the advantage.
Games played with 15, 30, and 40 points are played in a way to score 6 points in total. In tennis, which is played in three sets, there are 6 points per set. To win a set, players must reach 6 points and be ahead of their opponent by 2 points.
In a set ending 6 - 4, the player who reaches 6 wins the set. If the set does not end with a 2-point difference, the game continues until one of the players reaches this difference. When the sets are tied at 6 - 6, a game called "tiebreak" is played. The aforementioned point system and games are applied similarly in singles and doubles.
How to play Tennis?
In tennis, which is played on courts with different surfaces, the aim is to send a tennis ball to the opponent's field in such a way that the opponent cannot meet it. The person who bounces the ball twice in a row and takes it out of the playing field loses the point, while the other side is the winner of the point.
Professional tournament players try to establish superiority over their opponents by setting up the most appropriate game for their style in competitions held on different grounds.
Basic Rules of the Game of Tennis
In tennis, there are 2 starting positions: the server and the returner. In the light of this information, the basic rules of tennis can be listed as follows:
The server starts the game by serving from the right side of the centre line. The returner also returns the serve, standing diagonally. The basic rule of the serve is to hit the ball into the opposite box without touching the net in at most two attempts (if it touches the net and falls, it is a "let") and put it into play. If the player fails to do this, he/she commits a "double fault" and loses the point.
The basic rule during the game is to pass the ball over or around the net drop it inside the boundaries of the opposite court and wait for the opponent to catch the ball or to catch it and drop it inside.
At the conclusion of the game, the server is now the returner and the returner is now the server. In the first game at the beginning of a set and every 2 games thereafter, the players switch places.
Scoring
The scoring in tennis corresponds to the dynamics involved in the scoring system. A player must win a set with a total of 6 points by two points. In a match played in 3 sets of 6 points, the player who wins at least 2 of the sets wins the match.
Sets and Matches in Tennis
Tennis matches are played in 3 sets or 5 sets. The player who takes 2 sets in 3-set matches and 3 sets in 5-set matches wins the match. 6 games are played to get 1 set. The games start 0-0 in terms of points and continue with each number of athletes reaching 15-30-40 points respectively.
Tie-Break in Tennis
Tie-break is a term used in very special tournaments. A so-called Tie-Break is called if the score is equal during a match, such as 6-6. The match continues until either side scores 2 points more than their opponent. With the 2-point difference, the match is concluded and the winner emerges.
Service Area and Blocked Returns
The service area is the outer court lines. A player serving without stepping on the line must serve into the centre rectangular area on the opponent's side (right or left). A ball that lands on the other side or outside the court is not counted. The first serve must fall into the opponent's court without touching the net. The blocked return must touch the boundaries of the opponent's playing area; the ball that goes out goes to the opponent as a point.
Footwork
One of the most basic footwork is the split step, that is, separating the feet. We can describe this movement in its simplest form as follows: It is to quickly prepare for the kick on the toes by jumping slightly before the opponent hits the ball, spreading the feet.
Another point to be considered while doing the split step is to take care to open the feet shoulder-width apart after jumping. Another important point to remember in all footwork is to move at the ends of your feet.
Hitting the Ball Twice
During the game, if the player's blocked return cannot reach the ball and it bounces twice in the court, the point goes to the opponent. Likewise, if the ball touches the racket of the players twice or if the ball gets caught in the net, the point goes to the opponent.
Enjoy Tennis at Calista
Offering a unique experience to its guests with its wonderful location in Belek, the pearl of Antalya, Calista Luxury Resort has many privileges, especially the tennis court, which makes sports enthusiasts happy. The address of those who want to add energy to their vacation, where tennis lovers can have great matches as they wish, is waiting for its guests!
