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A serve (or, more formally, a service) in tennis is a shot to start a point. A player will hit the ball with a racquet so it will fall into the diagonally opposite service box without being stopped by the net.
One player serves for an entire service game, with that player's partner serving for the entirety of the team's next service game. Players of the receiving team receive the serve on alternating points, with each player of the receiving team declaring which side of the court (deuce or ad side) they will receive serve on for the duration of the set.
The rules specifically allow certain actions, such as: bouncing the returned ball off any part of the net, including the net post(s), before it lands in the correct court, returning a ball before it has bounced on the player's own side (volley), except when returning a serve in which case the served ball must be allowed to bounce
Here are rules tennis players, coaches, and fans follow, from Wimbledon's dress code to what happens when players smash their rackets, curse, or arrive late.
Real tennis (also royal tennis or court tennis): An indoor racket sport which was the predecessor of the modern game of (lawn) tennis. The term real is used as a retronym to distinguish the ancient game from the modern game of lawn tennis. Known also as court tennis in the United States or royal tennis in Australia. [113]
Singles matches do not include the part of the tennis court called the alley. Doubles – two teams of two players each, most often all-male or all-female. The two players on the receiving side change positions after each point played: one at the net and the other near the baseline preparing to return serve.
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The first player will serve or receive the entirety of the first game, with the second player serving or receiving the entirety of the second game and so on. This means that a player from one team will only serve or receive from one player from the other team for the entire set.