Parts of tennis court including application

My dad playing tennis with me at Milford Middle School.

Blog #1 open topic

Each tennis court contains numerous parts.  The base lines form the back ends of a court and a center mark or hash mark divides the base lines in two.  Sidelines and base lines outline courts and act as boundaries during a game situation.  Livestrong.com says, “For a singles match the court should be 27 feet wide, and it should be 36 feet wide for a game of doubles.”  Livstrong.com also says, “The center mark is four inches long and two inches thick.”The net cuts the tennis court in half and usually stands 3 feet high.  In a match the net may not be hit or crossed.  Nor may you hit your partner (in doubles) while serving because that will forfeit the point to the other team.

Did you know according to WTA rules, “At all Tier levels for matches in both Qualifying Singles and Main Draw Singles and Doubles, six (6) tennis balls shall be used and changed after the first seven (7) games and thereafter every nine (9) games.”

Doubles alleys, spaces located on the left and right sides of each court, are only used in doubles games.  Therefore these alleys are out of bounds in singles games.  While playing singles you can only use up to the single sidelines or inner most lines on both sides of the court.  The doubles sidelines make up the outermost lines on each side.

When playing doubles the server will serve close to the singles side line, but in a singles match the server often stands a foot from the hash line.

Service lines form the forecourt and the center service line further splits the forecourt into two areas.  This creates the ad and deuce courts.  The ad or advantage court is on the left while the deuce court is on the right.  Together they create the service boxes.  The areas on each half court where the service and center service lines meet, or middle T’s, which look like T’s.

A court contains four service boxes, two on each half.  The server will switch back and forth, serving to a different box with every new point.  While serving aim for the service box adjacent from your stance. Service lines surround each service box and are fair game if hit.  If you hit the net and the ball drops in the correct service box you will say, “Let,” and will receive an extra serve.

The loss of a point will occur if a person stands in, “No mans land,” the space behind the two service boxes.  Never remain in the middle of the court, if you want to go to the net go and stay there.  Indecisiveness will not help you win a match.  You can move forward easier than you can move back.

Keeping score, a common courtesy in tennis, requires you to say your total points and then your opponents before serving.  (Appositive)  After each odd game you can switch sides of the court.  Usually changing sides only happens outside so that each member does not receive any advantages over weather conditions, however you may switch when inside as well.

In addition more than one kind of court exists.  Frequently hard courts are used and so are hard true courts.  However courts also come made of clay (almost like cat litter), Astroturf, and grass all around the world.  Pros use them for their matches, while others use them for practice and fun.
According to www.buzzel.com, "There are right now 20 grass courts available for play at the Wimbledon complex.  The Number 1 Court is replete with large fans at either end for the court to dry in case of rain.  In addition to this, it has 5 red shale courts, 4 clay courts, and 5 indoor courts for club members."