Neither aggressive moves nor physical contact have anything to do with tennis playing. It is widely enjoyed by both men and women to the same extent and therefore televisions broadcast it extensively all over the world. The game as such is not very difficult and tennis rules are very easy to understand.

To begin with, according to basic tennis rule the sport must be played in a twos-sided court with each player choosing a side. Depending on the action on the court and the way they score, players are called differently. The one who hits the ball first is the server while the one to get it is the receiver. According to tennis rules this game can be played in singles or in doubles. However, it is a lot easier to follow the scores, hits and strategies for a one-to-one game than for doubles. When the server hits the ball he/she is required to remain behind the baseline on the deuce court. It is in the deuce court that players get the even points while the odd ones are taken in the advantage court.

After the server hits the ball it is important for the receiver to hit the ball and return it to the server’s half of the court. A move is declared correct and valid when it bounces in the service box; yet, the player loses points if he/she hits it directly without letting it bounce. In the same manner, in case the ball does not bounce in the other player’s service box, the situation is known as fault and the serve needs repetition.

According to tennis rules, one won point is given 15 point equivalents that is why the score may make you thin of a clock. Zero in tennis means love, two points make 30 and three points equal 45 or the nowadays 40. The game is finished – either lost or won by one of the players – when the clock shows zero again, that is love. The 40-40 score is called deuce and afterwards, the winner has to score twice in order to win the game.

Regarding winning, tennis rules state that winners of the set are those who win 6 games by two. In addition, the match winner is the one who wins both sets; if this is not the case, then six more sets are played to decide the winner. For a 6-6 final score a tie-breaker is played.

All in all, tennis rules prove less complex than they seem. However their number is pretty high as it happens with every game. One could say that the more the rules, the more intricate to understand the game, but actually tennis rules remain the guarantees that confusions and unpredicted situations are avoided.