Tennis when do you switch sides

In doubles, it is worth remembering that each individual serves from one end only during a match. So it might be worth discussing with your partner who, for example, will be the one always serving into the sun. You will have to serve and receive from both ends.

But as the serve tends to be weakest at the beginning of a match, if you have the option you might consider trying to make sure it is your opponent who has to serve into the sun on his or her first serve.

What happens when it goes wrong? The general rule for correcting errors in tennis is that all points previously played shall stand, and you correct the error as soon as you realise it has happened. So if a player serves from the wrong end or wrong side of the court, move to the correct end or side , as soon as someone notices. But all the points stand! This could mean that you end up serving from both ends of the court in one game if you notice the mistake mid-game.

What about the pro game? A point tiebreaker is played when the set score becomes tied at six games. The first player or team to win seven points with a margin of two points wins the tiebreaker and the set. Players change ends of the court after every six points. The second break rule during a change of ends does not apply during a tiebreaker; play is continuous.

The main difference is when the players switch ends of the court. Instead of playing six points and then changing ends, players switch after the first point and then after every four points. The USTA considers this to be fairer because players switch ends of the court more often. By doing so, one player or team does not have to play six consecutive points facing strong winds or a blinding sun. If you cannot tell if the ball was out, you have to call it good.

Change Over. Change over means that each team changes court sides on the odd number of games. So when the first game is played, players will switch places. If for the first game, Player A was facing the sun, at the end of the first game, Player A will switch court sides so the sun is behind them. Change overs happen on the odd number of games — 1, 3, 5.

Playing a Set with a Tie-Break. At the end of the first and every odd-numbered game, the players switch ends of the court, and the player who served the previous game now receives serve. The server always begins a game by serving from the right. Once a player has won six games by a margin of two or more, he or she has won the set.

If the score within a set reaches 6 — 6, the players may either continue to try to reach a margin of two such as 8 — 6 or 9 — 7 , or they may play a tie-break to decide the set. In tournament play, this choice will have been determined in advance, but recreational players often choose whichever option appeals to them at the moment.

The player who received in the game preceding the tie-break serves the first point of the tie-break, starting from the right. The other player then serves the next two points, the first from the left, then the second from the right. The let. The throw. Changing ends. Rules of tennis. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. BBC Copyright Notice. E-mail this to a friend.