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RAINY DAY
TENNIS - QUIZ.
- Divide players into groups, depending on numbers.
- Elect a captain for each group. Only captain can give an answer.
- If a team misses the question, the other team/s have a chance to answer.
- Alternative, captain raises hand to answer, first up answers first.
- Each correct answer is worth one point for the team.
List of
Questions – Answer on separate sheet.
- How high is the tennis net at the centre of the court?
- What choices does a player have when they win the spin of the racket?
- Who serves the first game of a new set after a tiebreak has been played?
- The first point in a game is called?
- What’s the point after 40-40 called?
- The score is 15-40, who is winning?
- Two players have played four points. What are the potential scores?
- On the serve, what happens when the ball hits the top of the net and goes in the box?
- What is a foot fault?
- What happens if a player hits the net after they make contact with the ball?
- When do you switch sides in a tiebreaker?
- If a let is called and the ball lands in, how many serves are allowed if the let was a first serve?
- What happens if the server bounces the ball and hits it for a serve?
- The server swings at the ball but misses, what is the decision?
- If a player breaks a string in the middle of a point, can they call a let?
- What should you do if a ball from another court rolls onto your court while playing?
- Name the four grand slam events.
- What is the maximum number of games that can be played in a set?
- Which one of the four grand slams allows a tiebreaker in the fifth set?
- Can a player use an underhanded serve?
- A ball is going out during a point and is caught before it bounces, is the ball considered good?
- In doubles, if the serve hits the receiver’s partner before it bounces, who wins the point?
- In doubles, when can you and your partner switch sides from receiving in the deuce side to receiving in the add side?
- How far along the baseline can a server stand before serving when playing singles?
- When can a player reach over the net to hit a ball?
- Does a ball always have to go over the net? If not, when can it not?
- Give 3 reasons why you might receive a point penalty in a match.
- Why are byes added in a tournament draw?
- What happens if a player serves out of turn in doubles?
- What happens when a player throws their racket at the ball and the ball goes over?
- If a player is not sure the ball touches the line, what should they do?
- How much time is allowed between points?
- How much time is allowed between games?
- Is cramping considered an injury? Do you get an injury time-out?
- How long is a court?
- How wide is a court?
- Can spectators or parents help make line calls?
- In doubles, what happens when one player calls it out and their partner calls it good?
- The first point of a tiebreaker is served to what service box?
- How much time do you have for warm-ips in a tournament?
- If you are more than 15 minutes late for a match, what can happen?
- If the receiver nbreaks a string returning a first serve fault, does the server get two serves?
- A ball hits the net post and then bounces in, what is the call?
- A player’s hat blows into the net while the ball is in play, what’s the call?
- How wide is the alley?
- When do players change ends of the court in a set?
- What is the rule when changing ends after the first game in a set?
- A racket cannot exceed what length in inches?
- How many strings are there in a racket?
- Can a player stand anywhere they like on their side of the court?
- Name all of the lines on a tennis court.
- Name two different court surfaces.
- What is the person called who sits in the high chair at the side of the court
- How fast is the fastest serve made to date?
- What is different with the dress code as far as Wimbledon is concerned?
- Name 5 number one mens world players in the past.
- Name 5 number one ladies world players in the past.
- Who is the current mens number one?
- Who is the current ladies number one?
- What is the name of the International tennis mens tournament played between nations?
- What is the name of the International Ladies tournament played between nations?
- Name two of the venues for grand slams.
- What is the colour of a tennis ball and can it be any other colour?
- Explain the difference between top spin and slice.
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ANSWERS TO
QUIZ.
- 1
metre
- A
player who wins the racquet spin may choose to be server or receiver, in which case the the opponents shall choose the end.
or the winner can choose the end of the court and the opponents shall choose
to serve or receive,.or require the opponents to make one of the above choices.
- The
tiebreaker is considered as a game for the player who started the tie-breaker so the serve goes to the opponents.
- 15
- Advantage
- The
opponents – server’s score goes first
- 15
– 40, 30 – 30, 40
– 15. Game
- A
let is called and the serve retaken
- A
player touch the line with their foot whilst serving, before hitting the ball
- The point is awarded to the opponents
- Every
6 points
- Another
first and second serve
- It
is considered to be a faulty serve
- It
is considered a fault
- You
can call a let, providing you do not hit the ball.
- French
Open, Australian Open, American Open, Wimbledon
- 13
including the tie-break
- Australian
Open
- Yes
– but it is etiquette to warn the opponent.
- The
point is awarded to the other player.
- The
server
- At
the beginning of a new set only
- Up
to the singles side line
- When
the ball has so much spin on it, it goes back over the net, but player must not foul the net.
- No
– It can go round the side of the net post from a very wide ball.
- Racket
abuse – Umpire abuse –ball abuse - swearing
- If
there is an odd number of players a bye completes the round.
- As
soon as the mistake is discovered, the server should serve from the correct side and according to the score at that moment.
- The
racket must be in the players hand when contacting the ball otherwise the point goes to the opponents.
- Give
the opponents the benefit of the doubt and the ball is considered in.
- 20
seconds
- Play
shall be continuous except when changing ends when 90 seconds is allowed
- Cramping
is considered an injury and there is one medical time-out allowed of 3 minutes.
- 78
feet
- 36
feet to doubles sidelines - 27 feet
to singles side lines
- No
– unless due to continuous disputes over calls and both players agree to an umpire
- the
ball is in
- The
Deuce box
- 5
minutes unless otherwise agreed by the tournament organisers
- Lose
one set
- Yes
– the whole point is replayed
- The
ball is good and play should continue
- the
opponent wins the point
- 4’6”
- after
the 1st 3rd 5th and every odd game.
- There
is no time given to sit and recoup, players must go straight to other end.
- Must
not exceed 29”
- Normally
one but could be two – trick question
- Yes
providing the ball does not hit them, if for example they stand in the box where the serve is being aimed.
- You
should know these
- Ditto - clay – cement – Astroturf
– Plexicushion etc.
- Umpire
- Keep
up-to-date with this one
- Wibledon
has an all-white code.
- Keep
up-to-date
- Keep
up-to-date
- Davis
cup
- Federation
cup
- Roland-Garros,
flushing meadow
- Yellow
(although some same it is green!) can also be white but not used much now
- You
can explain this.
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