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| Tennis Rules & Etiquette |
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The "Rules of Tennis" can be found on the International Tennis Federation website. Note this is a link to a 3 megabyte PDF file. If you have a slow internet connection, it may take a couple minutes. We have listed a few tennis etiquette items that will keep you and your tennis partners enjoying the game for years to come..
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| Tennis Etiquette Suggestion #1: Look (and ask) Before Crossing the Street |
If accessing your match court requires the crossing of another court on which a game is in progress, wait until the game is completed, unless given the go-ahead to cross by participants of that game.
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| Tennis Etiquette Suggestion #2: Quiet Please! |
As a general rule, try to keep chatter to a minimum while play is in progress. For less formal settings, this suggestion can be relaxed.
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| Tennis Etiquette Suggestion #3: Time's Up! |
If playing on scheduled courts, avoid requiring the next users of the court to kick you off. If you see folks hanging around your play area, it's a good idea to wrap things up.
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| Tennis Etiquette Suggestion #4: Server Sets the Pace |
The server of a game should dictate the pace of play, within reason. The returner should avoid long breaks between routine points.
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| Tennis Etiquette Suggestion #5: When in Doubt... |
If calling your own lines, be generous with close line calls. In the case of close calls that go against your opponent, be decisive, yet not animated, when making the call.
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| Tennis Etiquette Suggestion #6: I Smell Bagels |
Avoid giving away a pity game to an over-matched opponent. It's hard to do without being obvious, and will probably not make your opponent feel any better about the situation.
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