Tennis

Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal 

Be it Australian Open or any Open, I just cannot keep my eyes off them. Not only that they are both, good looking, ahhemmm, it was more about their attitude during the play that I am attracted to. Federer shows a very high consistency and focus all throughout the game. Nadal on the other hand, sure is, one of the most determined person I've ever seen. Though the ball seems impossible, in which sometimes, I am 100% sure that no one can ever make a counterattack, surprise me not, he will run after it no matter what happens. And yes, he has prove that, he's able to make it.

Life, is like that too.To be a successful person, attitude plays an important role. Maintain your focus and be consistent in achieving what you've aimed in life, your goals. Grab all the opportunities that comes in way. More than that, you have to believe in yourself, You Gotta Believe. Napoleon Hill once said, 

You can be anything you want to be,

if only you believe with sufficient conviction and act in accordance with your faith;

for whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve

Ouh okay, I think I've gone too far

Enough with the wisdom of life,

Let's find a racket and get cracking !  ;)

First and foremost,

What exactly do you need to play a tennis?

1. A tennis court

2. A racket

3. A pair of tennis shoes

The Court

1 ) Tennis court can be both, either indoor or outdoor

2 ) Tennis courts are usually made of composite materials (the hard courts)

However, there are also clay and grass courts

Singles vs Doubles

1 ) Singles Game : 1-o-1

2 ) Doubles Game : 2-o-2

Note that;  The doubles alley outlined by the double sidelines is considered as part of the

court when playing, but NOT while playing singles

The Basic Rules;

1 ) Typical match : Winning two out of three sets

Men's Draws : Winning three out of five sets

2 ) How to win a set ?

- A player has to win six games

- The winning player must win the game by at least two points

For example, if the points/ the scores are 6 to 4, the leading player has then, won the game

However, if the scores are 6 to 5, both players have to continue the game until

one of them wins by two points

3 ) How to win a point ?

For every ball that's considered as 'in', it is calculated like this;

0 (love)-15-30-40- A point

Hence, to obtained a point, you have to have '4 in balls'

If both players are tied (ex; 30 to 30) the score is announced as 30-all

4 ) A score tied ad 40-40 is known as deuce

How to win a deuce ?

a ) To win a deuce, a player must win two points in a row

b ) If the player (server) wins the deuce, it is announced as 'advantage-in'             or 'ad-in' 

The serving player has thus, wins an advantage

c ) If the serving player loses the deuce point, it is announced as 'advantage-out' or 'ad-out'

Hence, the opposing player takes the advantage

d ) If the serving player wins the 'ad-out', the score returns to deuce

* If players are tied to 6-6 games in a set, a tie breaker shall be played

A tie breaker game is played at 7 points, and should be won by at least two

Beginning a game/ a set

1 ) The first serve of each game must always be launched from the right side/deuce/side of the server's court

2 ) If the serve is in, players continue hitting the ball, until a point is obtained

3 ) Players can move in/out of the court, but, shall never touched the net

Serving

1 ) A server must stand behind the baseline when serving

2 ) The foot cannot touches/passes the baseline, not until, the racket makes contact with the ball

3 ) The same player serves the ball for each point in a game and serves from alternate sides

of the court with each point

In/Out/Let

A serve can be considered as in/out/let

In : The ball must go over the net and landed in/on the boundary line of the service box, diagonally 

the serving player

Out : The ball lands out of the opposite service box

Let : The ball hits the net before landing into the service box (which can be considered as in)

In this case, the server is given another chance to serve

However, if the player makes another let, it is then, called as double fault, and the player losses the point

And, that's all !

It may seems to be a little bit complicated and confusing,

but with enough practices and effort being put in,

then, nothing should be impossible ;)

till then,

stay fit,

stay healthy people !