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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    When can a doubles team change its serving order?

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    Clarified the service-let exception when a serve touches the net assembly before a receiver, including which serve is repeated.

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    Q versus LL: how a player can lose in qualifying and enter the main draw

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    ATP Finals: why two group wins can still leave a player out

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    ATP Finals: why two group wins can still leave a player out

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    ATP Finals: why two group wins can still leave a player out

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    Updated Korean names and terminology, wording or event context where applicable.

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    Broken ball or soft ball? USTA explains when to replay the point

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    Broken strings: the backup-racquet clock and a receiver’s first-serve restart

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    When can a doubles team change its serving order?

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    Added a four-player sequence, fixed receiving sides, new-set choices and partner-contact rulings.

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    Nardi lost to Fucsovics in qualifying, then beat him in Dubai’s main draw

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    Nardi lost to Fucsovics in qualifying, then beat him in Dubai’s main draw

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    Updated Korean names and terminology, wording or event context where applicable.

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    Q versus LL: how a player can lose in qualifying and enter the main draw

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    Q versus LL: how a player can lose in qualifying and enter the main draw

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    Updated Korean names and terminology, wording or event context where applicable.

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    Deuce and tiebreaks: two different scoring situations

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    Added deuce sequences, tiebreak service and end changes, and deciding-set examples.

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    Service lets and foot position

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    Added bounce conditions, which serve to repeat, baseline contact and service-position examples.

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    What does WC mean in tennis? A wild card can also be earned

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    One serve for pros, two for amateurs: Wrexham’s one-point route to Melbourne

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    When can a doubles team change its serving order?

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    When can a doubles team change its serving order?

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    Added a Traditional Chinese edition. Existing Korean and English content and reference dates are unchanged.

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    Deuce and tiebreaks: two different scoring situations

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    Deuce and tiebreaks: two different scoring situations

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    Added a Traditional Chinese edition. The existing Korean and English text and source reference dates are unchanged.

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Michael Chang in campo a Cincinnati nel 1994
Giocatori e circuito

Michael Chang: il servizio da sotto non fu un ace

Il servizio da sotto di Chang nel 1989 non chiuse il punto. La risposta di Lendl e il passante spiegano come allenare una sorpresa che abbia anche un seguito.

7 minuti di lettura
Goran Ivanisevic a un evento a Vienna nel 2016
Dentro la competizione

Una wild card può essere testa di serie? Le date che contano

Sì, una wild card può essere testa di serie. Ecco perché nei tornei dello Slam ammissione e teste di serie usano classifiche diverse, con esempi e una guida al tabellone.

8 minuti di lettura
Ernests Gulbis si prepara a colpire un servizio al Pacific Life Open del 2008
Tattica di gioco

Puoi rinunciare al lancio. Perché continui a servire su quella palla?

Riprendere un lancio abbandonato è diverso dal provare a colpire e mancare la palla. Conosci la regola, mantieni il ritmo e allena la decisione prima di pagarla con un doppio fallo.

8 minuti di lettura
Una racchetta da tennis e due palline accanto alle linee bianche di un campo
Dentro la competizione

Hai corretto «fuori» in «buona». Si rigioca il punto o l’hai già perso?

La correzione di una chiamata di fuori ha conseguenze diverse se viene da un giocatore o da un ufficiale. Il Codice USTA spiega perché il punto va all’avversario, il disaccordo in doppio e la specifica eccezione del servizio che tocca la rete.

8 minuti di lettura
Martina Navratilova e Arantxa Sánchez Vicario si riscaldano insieme su un campo dello US Open
Dentro la competizione

Hai gridato «indietro!» al compagno di doppio. Perché può costarti il punto?

L’esempio del lob corto nel Codice USTA spiega quando parlare in doppio diventa disturbo volontario, perché una richiesta tardiva non vale e perché gemiti e grida involontarie richiedono un trattamento diverso.

8 minuti di lettura