General Rules:
1. The order of serving shall be decided at the start of each set in the following manner:
(а) The pair who are to serve in the first game of each set shall decide who shall, do so, while the opposing pair shall decide similarly in the second game.
(b) The partner of the player who served in the first game shall serve in the third game, the partner of the player who served in the second game shall serve in the fourth game, and so on in the same order in all the subsequent games of a set.

2. The order of receiving the service shall be decided at the start of each set as mentioned below:

(i) The pair who are to receive the service in the first game shall decide as to which partner shall receive the first service, and that partner shall continue to receive the first service in every odd game throughout the set.
(ii) The rival pair shall decide which partner shall receive the first service in the second game and that partner will continue to receive the first service in every even game throughout the set. Partners shall receive the service alternately throughout each game.

3. If a partner serves out of his/her turn, the partner who should have served shall serve as soon as the mistake is found out. In such case, all points scored, and any faults served before such discovery, shall be considered. If a game is completed before such discovery, the order of service does not change.

4. In case the order of receiving the service is changed by the receivers during a game, it shall remain unchanged until the end of the game in which the mistake is detected. But the partners shall resume their original order of receiving the service in the next game of the set in which they are the receivers.

5. The ball shall be struck alternately by one or other player of the opposing pairs. In case a player touches the ball in play with his racket against the above said rule, his opponents shall get the point.

Important Information about the Lawn Tennis Game

• Length of Tennis court = 78’ or 26, 77” Metre
• Breadth of court = 27’ or 8.23 Metre
• Height of the net = 3’6” or 1.07 Metre
• Diametre of iron tar (cable) = 1/4 inch
• Diametre of Poles = 6 inch or 15 cm
• Distance of poles from centre = 3’ or 90 cm
• Weight of Tennis ball = 2 ounces (56.7 – 60.24 grns)
• Distance of Tennis Poles = 2 1/2; inches
• Bounch of ball after throwing it from the height of 100 feet = 53 inches
• Number of sets for men = 5 sets
• Number of sets for women 3 sets
• Colour of Tennis ball = White or yellow.