The main
principles of playing tennis without a judge:
- The player is responsible for all the decisions in his courts side.
- All the messages "out" or "fault" are orally shouted immediately loud enough to hear an opponent after the ball bounces.
- In case of doubt, the decision should be made in favor of the opponent.
- If a player mistakenly exclaims "out" when a ball hit the pitch, the point is played again. This rule does not apply if the point is a crucial player makes a mistake or is not the first time. In these cases, a player shouted "out" loses the point.
- Serving player loudly announces the result before hitting the 1st serve.
- While playing ground courts, there are additional requirements that must be met:
- Ball left a mark can only be verified after the final decisive hit, or when the game is stopped.
- If a player questions the opponents decision, he mightask to see a ball mark. In this case, you can move the network to line to see the ball mark.
- If a player erases the ball mark, he loses the point.
- If a player mistakenly exclaims "out", he loses the point.
