Australian Lawn Tennis

The Tennis Court

The tennis court service may be grass, a variety of ashphalt, wood, porous concrete or other composition. It is marked out with white lines as shown in the diagram. The lines are included within the limits of the court which makes any ball hitting the line considered in.

Afl Football Index

All you ever need to know about Australian rules football and a bit more you don't really need to know...

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Tennis - The Net

The tennis net is suspended between two posts from a cable covered by white tape. At its centre it is...

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Tennis - Players

Normally men play against men and women play against women except in mixed doubles...

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Tennis - Dress

By tradition the shirts and shorts of the men and the skirts, blouses and dresses of the ladies are white...

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Tennis - Match Duration

A match lasts a maximum of 5 sets for men and three for women.
A men's match ends when one side has won 3 sets and a women's match ends when one side has won 2 sets.

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Scoring In Tennis

A match is scored in games and sets. In each game a player begins with no score (love). His first point scores 15, his second 30, his third 40, and his fourth wins the game unless there is a "duece"...

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