Rules on court
Work through abandoned tosses, corrected out calls and partner calls in doubles. Apply scoring, service-order and hindrance conditions to concrete situations.
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Service lets and foot position
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Service lets and foot position
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One serve for pros, two for amateurs: Wrexham’s one-point route to Melbourne
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Broken strings: the backup-racquet clock and a receiver’s first-serve restart
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Nardi lost to Fucsovics in qualifying, then beat him in Dubai’s main draw
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Broken ball or soft ball? USTA explains when to replay the point
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Michael Chang’s underarm serve: the shot after it mattered too
Michael Chang’s 1989 underarm serve was not an ace. Revisit the Lendl point, the return it created and a smarter way to practise surprise tactics.
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Can a Wild Card Be Seeded? The Ranking Dates Behind WC
A player can enter on a wild card and still be seeded. Learn why Grand Slam entry and seeding use different ranking dates, with a practical draw-reading guide.
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Abandoned toss or missed swing: the rules for resetting a second serve
Catching an abandoned service toss is different from swinging and missing. Know the rule, keep the match moving, and practise the decision before a double fault makes it expensive.
7 min readYou changed “out” to “in.” Is the point replayed—or already lost?
A corrected out call has different consequences when made by a player or an official. USTA’s Code explains why the opponent gets the point, doubles disagreement and the specific net-serve exception.
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You shouted “get back” to your doubles partner. Why can that cost you the point?
USTA’s short-lob example explains when doubles communication becomes deliberate hindrance, why a late claim fails, and why grunts and involuntary cries need different treatment.
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