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Order of Service (OLD 15 & 35)
 
At the end of each standard game, the receiver shall become the server and the server shall become the receiver for the next game. In doubles, the team due to serve in the first game of each set shall decide which player shall serve for that game. Similarly, before the second game starts, their opponents shall decide which player shall serve for that game. The partner of the player who served in the first game shall serve in the third game and the partner of the player who served in the second game shall serve in the fourth game. This rotation shall continue until the end of the set.
 
 
Order of Receiving in Doubles (Old 35,36 & 40)
 
The team which is due to receive in the first game of a set shall decide which player shall receive the first point in the game. Similarly, before the second game starts, their opponents shall decide which player shall receive the first point of that game. The player who was the receiver’s partner for the first point of the game shall receive the second point and this rotation shall continue until the end of the game and the set. After the receiver has returned the ball, either player in a team can hit the ball.
 
 
The Service (OLD 7)
 
Immediately before starting the service motion, the server shall stand at rest with both feet behind (i.e. further from the net than) the baseline and within the imaginary extensions of the centre mark and the sideline.

The server shall then release the ball by hand in any direction and hit the ball with the racket before the ball hits the ground. The service motion is completed at the moment that the player’s racket hits or misses the ball. A player who is able to use only one arm may use the racket for the release of the ball.
 
Serving (OLD 9 & 27)
   
When serving in a standard game, the server shall stand behind alternate halves of the court, starting from the right half of the court in every game. In a tie-break game, the service shall be served from behind alternate halves of the court, with the first served from the right half of the court. The service shall pass over the net and hit the service court diagonally opposite,before the receiver returns it.
 
Foot Fault (OLD 7 & 8)
 
During the service motion, the server shall not:
   
A.
Change position by walking or running, although slight movements of the feet are permitted;
or
B.
 Touch the baseline or the court with either foot;
or
C.
 Touch the area outside the imaginary extension of the sideline with either foot;
or
D.
Touch the imaginary extension of the centre mark with either foot. If the server breaks this rule it is a “Foot Fault”.
   
 
Service Fault (OLD 10 & 39)
 
The service is a fault if:
   
A.
The server breaks rules 16, 17 or 18;
or
B.
 The server misses the ball when trying to hit it;
or
C.
The ball served touches a permanent fixture, singles stick or net post before it hits the ground;
or
D.
The ball served touches the server or server’s partner, or anything the server or server’s partner is wearing or carrying.
   
 
Classification of Court Surface Pace
 
The ITF test method used for determining the pace of a court surface is test method ITF CS 01/01 (ITF Surface Pace Rating) as described in the ITF publication entitled “An initial ITF study on performance standards for tennis court surfaces”. Court surfaces which are found to have an ITF Surface Pace Rating of between 0 and 35 shall be classified as being Category 1 (slow pace). Examples of court surface types which conform to this classification will include most clay courts and other types of unbound mineral surface.

Court surfaces which are found to have an ITF Surface Pace Rating of between 30 and 45 shall be classified as being Category 2 (medium/medium-fast pace). Examples of court surface types which conform to this classification will include most hardcourts with various acrylic type coatings plus some textile surfaces. Court surfaces which are found to have an ITF Surface Pace Rating of over 40 shall be classified as being Category 3 (fast pace). Examples of court surface types which conform to this classification will include most natural grass, artificial turf and some textile surfaces.

Note: The proposed overlap in ITF Surface Pace Rating values for the above categories is to allow some latitude in ball selection.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
   
     
 
 
     
     
 
 
     
     
 
 
     
     
 
 
     
     
 
 
     
     
 
 
     
     
 
 
     
     
 
 
     
     
 
 

 
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