One-on-One Doubles ~ The New Game of Tennis

Описание: One-on-One Doubles® is the first alternative, competitive format to singles and doubles since the inception of the game in the 1870s. One-0n-One Doubles is a half-court, serve-and-volley singles competition played on a doubles court. One-on-One Doubles can be played in both tournament and league format.

One-on-One Doubles is played amongst two players. There is a divisible line drawn through the middle of the court from the center service line to the middle of the baseline. On clay, one can use a regular court liner to make this divisible line through the middle. On hard courts, one can use chalk or white athletic/trainers' tape to mark off the middle line.

The rules of One-on-One Doubles are to play a match (8 game set, 10 game set, or 2/3 sets) where players alternate points from the deuce court to the ad court. All points are played crosscourt with the alley included. All players must serve and volley on both first and second serves. Half-volleys are permitted. The returner can stay back or come into the net.

This very competitive game is designed for club play, junior tennis, college tennis, senior tennis, and professional tennis. One-on-One Doubles will reveal who the best individual players are with their serve and volley and all-court skills. One-on-One Doubles allows players to hit all of the game's shots: The serve, return, first volley, half-volley, drop volley, lob, overhead and groundstrokes.

One-on-One Doubles truly develops all-court confidence for today's competitive juniors. The game provides a competitive format of play combining both singles and doubles skills all within one game. The competitive boundaries for One-on-One Doubles is approximately 2/3 of a regular singles court, thus allowing for a high level of serve and volley success. One-on-One Doubles showcases the athleticism, talent and variety of each player. Play One-on-One Doubles!

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