Equipment, Facilities, Rules & Officials of Tennis

EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES OF TENNIS

These are;

The court must be of the required standard measurement for singles and doubles with other facilities fixed
It can be played indoor or outdoor depending on the weather
The ball should have a uniform outer surface an should be white, yellow or lemon colour
The choice of sides and the right to serve in the game is decided by a toss.
After the return of the served ball, the game continues until a player commits a fault.
The game commence with a toss
The server serves the ball after calling the attention of the receiver
For each service, the server has two chances;

* Conducts the game according to the set rules and regulations of the tennis game

* Controls other match officials by assigning their area duties to cover

* Makes final decisions

* Conducts a toss for the competitors to start the game

* Declares the winner or loser

* Announce and records point by point the scores for each side

* Observe and indicate the served ball that touches the net

* Signal for a foot fault when it occurs

* They are to monitor the movement of balls that fall in and out of the court and signal to the umpire

* They retrieve balls that hits the net

* Also retrieve balls that go out of the court.

Give the duties of the following officials in tennis;