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Hi this is Tyler Thayer for Expert Village. We are going to give you a few tips on how
to watch tennis. So in watching tennis or playing tennis single or doubles, the base
line is crucial for any game. This is the alley shot that a lot of people talk about.
It is the hitting the shot down the alley or down the channel that is used in doubles.
Singles is if you notice there is white lines in the inside that is where single play but
doubles players use the outside lines. You have 2 guys positions or 2 gals position one
back to receive the serve. One up at the line to go towards the net. We have mentioned before
that is a advantage of playing at the net within doubles cause you can get quicker points.
In serving or receiving most people serve it and then move right in to the net to try
to counter the opposite, the teams point. To either smash it with a crashing type serve
or just a quick little passing shot. Also in the returning of the ball some people like
to get a little more momentum in returning the ball. In certain people you would notice
that they have different swings. Some people take a bigger swing. Some people take a lighter
swing and there are also different ways to hold the racquets. So these all vary between
what your rating is as a tennis player or if you are watching different tennis players.
They can vary from a 2-0 all the way to 5-0, 6-0. In doubles they actually combine the
2 ratings and combine the score so if one person is a 2-0 and the other person is a
3-0 the team rating is a 5-0. That is how they can match up different teams in leagues.