What are the rules for playing Tennis?
Rules of Tennis Although the basic rules of playing tennis are the same around the world, the name for the game varies country to country. For example, it is called court tennis and in Great Britain the game is referred to as royal tennis, real tennis, or lawn tennis. In Australia it is called Royal Tennis. The rules of tennis are fairly simple. One player hits, or serves, the ball from a corner of a marked out area called a court that is divided down the middle with a three foot (0.9 meters) net. The opposite player’s goal is to return the ball bouncing it no more than once aiming for the other player to not be able to hit it. A score is made when a player is not able to return the ball at all or with more than one bounce. Official tennis rules The overall goal of tennis is to gain point to win, games, sets and matches. Sets include the highest score out of three games for women and for men, the highest score out of five for men. A set is won only if a player leads by two clear games
