Choose one answer per scenario, then review the explanation. Apply the declared scope throughout. Rules reference: ITF 2026 Rules of Tennis.

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Review tie-breaks and scoring, service lets and foot faults, or line calls and hindrance. Teachers can use the separate lesson plan and printable worksheet.

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Make the call

Choose a ruling for each situation, then check your answers.

1. Advantage receiver; server wins next. Score?
Answer and explanation

Deuce

Advantage disappears; it does not transfer.

Rule basis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) · 2026 Rules of Tennis · Adult singles; advantage games, seven-point tie-breaks and service lets. Human officials; no electronic review. Excludes tour-specific and junior variations.

2. Maya leads the tie-break 7–6. Decision?
Answer and explanation

Continue

Seven alone is insufficient; two-point margin required.

Rule basis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) · 2026 Rules of Tennis · Adult singles; advantage games, seven-point tie-breaks and service lets. Human officials; no electronic review. Excludes tour-specific and junior variations.

3. Leo served first in the tie-break. Who serves next set?
Answer and explanation

Opponent

First tie-break server receives next; victory changes nothing.

Rule basis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) · 2026 Rules of Tennis · Adult singles; advantage games, seven-point tie-breaks and service lets. Human officials; no electronic review. Excludes tour-specific and junior variations.

4. Second serve: swing misses completely. Decision?
Answer and explanation

Receiver wins

Attempted strike means fault, unlike abandoning a toss.

Rule basis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) · 2026 Rules of Tennis · Adult singles; advantage games, seven-point tie-breaks and service lets. Human officials; no electronic review. Excludes tour-specific and junior variations.

5. Second serve clips net, lands correctly. Next?
Answer and explanation

Second serve

Service let preserves the earlier fault.

Rule basis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) · 2026 Rules of Tennis · Adult singles; advantage games, seven-point tie-breaks and service lets. Human officials; no electronic review. Excludes tour-specific and junior variations.

6. Rally shot touches baseline. Call?
Answer and explanation

In

Boundary contact counts; complete clearance is unnecessary.

Rule basis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) · 2026 Rules of Tennis · Adult singles; advantage games, seven-point tie-breaks and service lets. Human officials; no electronic review. Excludes tour-specific and junior variations.

7. Chair suspects an incorrect out call but lacked visibility. Overrule?
Answer and explanation

No

Certainty is required; suspicion cannot replace it.

Rule basis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) · 2026 Rules of Tennis · Adult singles; advantage games, seven-point tie-breaks and service lets. Human officials; no electronic review. Excludes tour-specific and junior variations.

8. Chair notices an earlier incorrect call after the rally ends. Overrule now?
Answer and explanation

No

Overrules must be immediate; retrospective correction is unavailable.

Rule basis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) · 2026 Rules of Tennis · Adult singles; advantage games, seven-point tie-breaks and service lets. Human officials; no electronic review. Excludes tour-specific and junior variations.

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