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Anatomy of
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specific components and specifications of the tennis
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The game
of tennis is played on a court 78 feet long by 27
feet wide on a variety of surfaces including clay,
grass, carpet and hard. The court is divided
in half by a net over which players must hit the
ball. There are white baselines at each end of
the court, where serves are taken and beyond which
the ball must not bounce - if it does, then the ball
is out and the hitter loses the point. Each
side is lined with two white marks to indicate the
width of the court. The inner line shows the
dimensions for singles play and the outer for
doubles play. Stretching from the net, to halfway
down the court, there is a short white line dividing
it into boxes - this is the service court.
Tennis
court surfaces can be built from natural or synthetic
materials: natural grass, polymer fiber carpet,
elastomeric rubber polymer mat, clay ceramic, or
asphalt.
Hard asphalt tennis courts are covered with a latex or
acrylic paint containing sand. The sand increases the
friction of the surface and slows down the ball. The
white court lines must be precisely drawn, preventing
the use of sand. Watch carefully and you will see that
balls are faster coming from court lines.
Also see
Tennis courts - types
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