tennis rules pop quiz: test your knowledge of basic tennis rules and etiquette
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#1 What’s the first thing you should do
when you and your opponent lose track of
the score in a game?
(a) Go back and start the game over
(b) Go back and replay only the point in question
(c) Flip a coin to decide whose version of the score wins
#2 You call a ball out, but as you hit it
back, you realize it was good. What do you
do?
(a) You correct the call and lose the point
(b) You correct the call and play a let
(c) You keep quiet and claim the point
#3 I hit a great dropshot and believe the
ball bounced twice before my opponent hit
it back. My opponent disagrees. Whose
call is it?
(a) It is your opponent’s call
(b) It is your call
(c) Both players must mutually agree on the call
#4 Who is supposed to call the game
score before each point?
(a) The receiver
(b) The server
(c) The higher ranked player
#5 A spectator is allowed to make a
call on a shot hit in a match when:
(a) A player specifically asks for help
(b) The players disagree over a call
(c) Never
#6 Player A hits a shot to Player B that
appears to go through a hole in the net.
Whose call is it?
(a) Player A
(b) Player B
(c) Neither, they should play a let
#7 Player A is not sure of a call at her end
of the court and asks her opponent, Player
B, for her opinion. Player B says the ball
was good. What must Player A do now?
(a) Accept Player B’s call
(b) Call for an official
(c) Do whatever she wants, it is still her call to make
#8 When a ball from another court rolls
onto your court during a point in a singles
match, who can call a let?
(a) Only the player closest to the ball
(b) Neither player, only officials can call lets
(c) Either player can call a let as soon they see the ball
#9 In a doubles match, who can call a
service let?
(a) The receiver
(b) The receiver’s partner
(c) Any of the four players on the court
#10 Player A’s hat falls off onto the court
during a point. Can someone call a let?
(a) Yes, but only Player A’s opponent may call a let
(b) Yes, but only Player A may call a let
(c) No, no one may call a let in this situation