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[em-ef]

I'm a newbie here and will start to play tennis for the first time in few days. though i saw a post regarding the rules of the game... it somehow made my nose bled ehehe. terms are so technical in nature and so cant comprehend much. for this matter, i just want to ask you guys some help if you could share some of the basic rules of tennis for singles muna in "lay man's" term. rules in terms of "court, its' lines", "service and game positions", "scoring" and etc. doing this for advance learning purposes while i wait many thanks and hope to play with you guys soon

-M

[edreams11]

hi em-ef! welcome to pto!

teka, parang ang hirap naman magkwento in layman's term re: tennis eh. cguro eto "just put the ball back to the other side of the court inside the big box?" hehehe

but i guess you need to learn the technicalities of tennis para ma-appreciate mo more yung sport. read online books or forums or writeups para maintindihan mo. madali lang yun bro promise!

good luck!

[skywalker_1701]

Welcome!

Since you will be learning tennis in a couple of days, why not ask your coach about these technical terms.  I'm sure he will explain to you all of it in "lay man's term."
Also, just like what edreams said, try to do some research and browse through some tennis forums online to fuel your tennis knowledge 

All the best!

[Bobby Armillo]

Hi em-ef. Let me try. "Walang maling tira sa pumasok na bola". Meaning, u can hit d ball how ever u want to hit it but if u want to get a better result on ur shots, try to hit it scientifically according to ur capabilities. Sounds technical, nah! Here are few steps. 1. Tayo ka lang. 2. Pwestohan mo ang bola pag palapit na. 3. Paluin mo. Tip #1: Just get the ball in. Enjoy! (Kowch)

[edreams11]

Hi em-ef. Let me try. "Walang maling tira sa pumasok na bola". Meaning, u can hit d ball how ever u want to hit it but if u want to get a better result on ur shots, try to hit it scientifically according to ur capabilities. Sounds technical, nah! Here are few steps. 1. Tayo ka lang. 2. Pwestohan mo ang bola pag palapit na. 3. Paluin mo. Tip #1: Just get the ball in. Enjoy! (Kowch)

tama! nice kowch!   

[em-ef]

hehe nice advices bros... tho i read some articles and sites about tennis after posting, im just a little bit confused about the positioning when serving. some starts in right side, sometimes left now not sure which is which.

nyways ill keep in mind na dapat hatawin ko yung bola pabalik sa kalaban. pwede ba yun bola mismo pa-tama dun mismo sa opponent? ehehehe

[edreams11]

boss hire an instructor para lhat ng questions mo masagot. iba kc yung hand-on at actual na turo as compared to kwento-kwento lang.

for you question kung pwedeng ipatama intentionally sa opponent yung bola, bad yun! not a tennis ettiquette. pero kung kupal talaga yung opponent mo eh go ahead! 

[Francis]

mas mapapadali din ang pag-aaral mo sa technicalities ng tennis if you join a tennis clinic, or join a club. make friends with other tennis players, makipagkwentuhan ka sa kanila. ask questions kukng bakit ganun or ganyan. paano ang scoring. how point is earned. ano yung game, set or match.

kakaiba ang scoring sa tennis. ang first point is not 1 but 15. ang second point is 30. the third point is 40. The point after 40 is a game point unless the other player's point is also 40. which makes it a 'deuce' and then it becomes even more complicated. if it is a sudden death game, the next point after 40-all is a game point. otherwise, you need 2 consecutive points to win the game. you gain advantage if you win the first point and wins the game if you also earn the next point.

after winning a game, you score a game in that particular set. here at PTO, we normally use a PRO set which is race to 8 games. The first player (or pair in the case of doubles) wins the set and also the match). Games are scored not the same as the points as we score the games in 1 increments. not 15-30-40-game sequence. This is all for now.

watch balls channel, meron on-going grand slam tournament. baka may matutunan ka doon about the game.

[skywalker_1701]

Huwag mo ihataw or use power in returning it back to your opponent.  Try to develop a natural swing so that once you get used to it, you can apply power to it.

Yes you hit the ball straight back to the opponent.  This is what former tennis pro and coach Brad Gilbert calls "Ugly Tennis" 

[Bobby Armillo]

boss hire an instructor para lhat ng questions mo masagot. iba kc yung hand-on at actual na turo as compared to kwento-kwento lang.

for you question kung pwedeng ipatama intentionally sa opponent yung bola, bad yun! not a tennis ettiquette. pero kung kupal talaga yung opponent mo eh go ahead! 

haha tha "k" word sounds funny. daming ganyan pero wag nyo patulan

[dexnov]

...tanong ko lang, paano kung nag-7 all? tiebreak ba dapat ang kasunod? kasi pag nagkakaganun, lagi na lang baranggay. kung tiebreak, up to 7 points ba kagaya nang sa tv? at 2 serves each bawat players, kung sa singles?

[mikki_blinkme]

boss hire an instructor para lhat ng questions mo masagot. iba kc yung hand-on at actual na turo as compared to kwento-kwento lang.

for you question kung pwedeng ipatama intentionally sa opponent yung bola, bad yun! not a tennis ettiquette. pero kung kupal talaga yung opponent mo eh go ahead! 

madalas ginagawa ko to minsan di sadya. Gusto ko umatras sa baseline yung netter sa next point.  Minsan pag di sadya passing shot attempt ko yun kaso di naman ako precise kaya akala ng kalaban sinasadya ko pa.  ABA! SORRY NA! 

[mikki_blinkme]

...tanong ko lang, paano kung nag-7 all? tiebreak ba dapat ang kasunod? kasi pag nagkakaganun, lagi na lang baranggay. kung tiebreak, up to 7 points ba kagaya nang sa tv? at 2 serves each bawat players, kung sa singles?

depende na yan sa napagusapan. 7-7 all madalas baranggay kasi may nakapila pa na maglalaro para di na humaba pa or pagod na yung mga naglalaro. 

pero mas ok sakin yung sudden death. wala ng deuce. wla na ring slide 2. race to 6 mas ok pa.

lahat ng rules try nyo di lang naman nag-iisa ang rules ng tennis e. Yung pang ATP and WTA lang yung common kasi gusto ng casual players or recreational players na gayahin ang rules ng PRO.

[dexnov]

...ah, kaya pala laging baranggay..hehe..thanks sa info!

[edreams11]

7-7 all madalas baranggay kasi may nakapila pa na maglalaro para di na humaba pa or pagod na yung mga naglalaro. 

pero mas ok sakin yung sudden death. wala ng deuce. wla na ring slide 2. race to 6 mas ok pa.

lahat ng rules try nyo di lang naman nag-iisa ang rules ng tennis e. Yung pang ATP and WTA lang yung common kasi gusto ng casual players or recreational players na gayahin ang rules ng PRO.

ngyon ko lang nalaman ang definition ng "baranggay" salamat pres mikki! hahaha

[krukspec_56ers]

hatawin mo lang ung at para makatawid ng matiwasay sa kabila hehehe

[mikki_blinkme]

ngyon ko lang nalaman ang definition ng "baranggay" salamat pres mikki! hahaha

hinde... 7 kasi number ni jaworski. baranggay ginebra. 

[daryl]

just mind your strokes first.madaling pagaralan ung rules, pero strokes, matagal matutunan

[smiley]

ngyon ko lang nalaman ang definition ng "baranggay" salamat pres mikki! hahaha

hinde... 7 kasi number ni jaworski. baranggay ginebra. 

lucky-7, you'll be lucky if you or your team reaches 7 first, sure na walang talo ... kung meron barangay...

[Vondal]

Ako regarding doon sa intentionally hitting the netter, I do this para madiscourage sila mag-net. Not in a way na gusto mo silang masaktan,pero youre just playing psychological na rin para matakot sila.

[smiley]

Ako regarding doon sa intentionally hitting the netter, I do this para madiscourage sila mag-net. Not in a way na gusto mo silang masaktan,pero youre just playing psychological na rin para matakot sila.

there are a lot of ways to discourage a netter but targetting them more than once in a match is too much specially if its a direct hit. pwede naman cross court-cross muna at pag tumawid tsaka passing shot o lobo. pag di cya makakuha ng bola sa net, mainis din un. also, mahirap magkaron ng impression ng nagpapatama ng netter (from baseline) and oks lang ba if they do that to you?