Andy B.

Excerpt From:

The Awesome Game, Tennis

Chapter 1: How To Start-Rules

Let's learn on how to start the match. There are some rules you need to know about. One is that you need to win seven or 11 points to win the match. You don’t get a point by hitting the ball out or in the net and you win a point when your opponent hits the ball in the net or out. First you serve. If your foot is over the line, that is called a foot fault (do not get a foot fault, they are bad).  Next, you have your first serve. If you hit the ball out or in the net you get a second serve. If you get another serve out or in the net the other person gets a point. An ace or a double fault are the only ways to score off a serve without a rally. An ace is when you hit the serve and the opponent does not hit it back. A rally is when you hit the ball back and forth with your opponent for a very long time.