2. Application questions
• The following slides contain scenarios that one might see during
a tennis match.
• Consider each scenario and how the general gameplay of
tennis is or is not followed.
• Answers are provided on subsequent slides.
• It may be helpful to have your own players act as stand ins for
characters in the scenarios.
3. Did the player
win after
winning the
point after a
deuce score?
• A junior high tennis match with no
ad scoring has a tied score of 40-
40, or deuce. After winning the
next point, one of the players
claims that he won the game.
4. The player
won the game.
In “no ad”
scoring, the
first player to
win 4 points
wins the
game.
• A junior high tennis match with no
ad scoring has a tied score of 40-
40, or deuce. After winning the
next point, one of the players
claims that he won the game.
5. A. Players switch
ends and Player A
serves the next point
B. Players switch
ends and Player B
serves another point
C. Player B serves the
next point from the
same end of the court.
• A match has reached a tie-
breaker. Player A served 1st.
Player B just served and won
the point to make the score 4-2.
What do the play do next?
6. B. Players switch
ends and Player B
serves another point
4-2 is 6 total points, so
players switch ends of
the court. Servers
change after 2 points,
so Player B will serve
another point.
• A match has reached a tie-
breaker. Player A served 1st.
Player B just served her first
point and won the point to make
the score 4-2. What do the play
do next?
7. Can player B
choose to
receive from
the shady
end of the
court without
winning the
flip?
• Players are flipping a coin to start the
match. Player A wins the flip, but lets
Player B choose how to start the match.
Player B says that she will receive from
the side of the court in the shade. Does
she get that choice?
8. Player B gets to
choose because
Player A
deferred.
However, she
can choose to
receive OR
choose the end
of the court, not
both.
• Players are flipping a coin to start the
match. Player A wins the flip, but lets
Player B choose how to start the match.
Player B says that she will receive from
the side of the court in the shade. Does
she get that choice?
9. Can Team
B switch the
order of
their serve?
• Two teams (A and B) are playing a
doubles match. Player B1 served first for
his team. Player A2 served next,
followed by B2, then A1. Team B only
won B2’s service game and is losing 1-3.
They decide that B2 should serve the
next game.
10. No, service
order can
only be
changed
after a set
is over.
• Two teams (A and B) are playing a
doubles match. Player B1 served first for
his team. Player A2 served next,
followed by B2, then A1. Team B only
won B2’s service game and is losing 1-3.
They decide that B2 should serve the
next game.
11. Should Player B2
receive the next
serve and fix the
returning order?
Should this new
returning order
carry on for the
rest of the match?
• Player B1 receives the first
serve for his team on 1 side of
the court. After playing 2 games,
the teams switch ends. When
team A is set to serve, Player B2
is receives the first serve. The
point is played and then the
mistake is realized. What should
happen?
12. Player B1 should
receive next. They
should finish the game
with this returning
order, but go back to
their original order for
the rest of the set. You
cannot change order
of returns in the
middle of a set.
• Player B1 receives the first
serve for his team on 1 side of
the court. After playing 2 games,
the teams switch ends. When
team A is set to serve, Player B2
is receives the first serve. The
point is played and then the
mistake is realized. What should
happen?
