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Beginner's Quiz
 

Tennis Trivia

1.  In ready position, your feet should be pointing at the...
 
right sideline
1a
left sideline
1b
net
1c
right net position
1d
left net position
1e

2.  When you toss the ball for your serve, you should release it with your tossing hand...
 
at full upward extension
2a
at the height of the top of your head
2b
at shoulder height
2c
as early as possible
2d

3. A player who has won two points in a game has a score of...
 
10
3a
15
3b
20
3c
30
3d
40
3e

4. The line that runs parallel to the net and is farthest from the net is called the...
 
backline
4a
serviceline
4b
baseline
4c
center line
4d

5. Except on slice shots, your forehand and backhand groundstrokes should be swung...
 
from low to high
5a
from high to low
5b
straight across at one height
5c

6.  Which of the following players has won the most Grand Slam tournaments?
 
Andre Agassi
6a
Pete Samprass
6b
Jennifer Capriati
6c
Venus Williams
6d

7. If you and your singles opponent are both playing behind your baselines, and you have to run halfway to one of the sidelines to get to a ball, what should you do as soon as possible after hitting the ball?
 
get set in ready position
7a
move forward halfway to the service line
7b
run back to the center of the area behind your baseline
7c
side-step back toward the center of the area behind your baseline
7d

8. In each point of a match, how many chances do you get to make a serve go in (not counting re-tries because the ball nicks the net on its way in)?
 
one
8a
two
8b
three
8c
four
8d

9. Which of the following statements is not true for doubles?
 
the court is wider
9a
either player on a team can call a ball out
9b
teams switch ends after odd-numbered games in each set
9c
either player on a team can return any serve
9d

10. An area of the court in which you should avoid getting caught, often called No Person's Land or No Man's Land, is...

 

behind your baseline
10a
between your baseline and service line
10b
between the service line and the net
10c

   

 

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