Top Ten Tennis Players in the World

Tennis is a famous game played all over the world and there are different rules for the single and doubles matches. There is a list of top-rated famous players in the world with their date of birth and birthplace.

Famous players in the world

1. Novak Djokovic

• Date of Birth: 22 May 1987
• Birthplace: Serbia

  

2. Rafeal Nadal

• Date of Birth: 3 June 1986
• Birthplace: Spain

  

3. Roger Federer

• Date of Birth: 8 August 1981
• Birthplace: Switzerland

  

4. Rod Laver

• Date of Birth: 8 August 1938
• Birthplace: Australia

  

5. Pete Sampras

• Date of Birth: 12 August 1971
• Birthplace: Maryland

  

6. Bjorn Borg

• Date of Birth: 6 June 1956
• Birthplace: Sweden

  

7. Ivan Lendl

• Date of Birth: 7 March 1960
• Birthplace: Czechoslovakia

  

8. Jimmy Connors

• Date of Birth: 2 September 1956
• Birth Place: Illinois

  

9. John MecEnroe

• Date of Birth: 16 February 1959
• Birthplace: Germany

  

10. Andre Agassi

• Date of Birth: 29 April 1970
• Birthplace: Nevada

  

Common rules for Tennis:

• If a ball is hit outside of the playing field, the offensive team loses a point and the defensive team gets to keep it.
• No player or team is allowed to touch the net or posts or enter the opposing team’s territory.
• It is forbidden for players or teams to use their racquets to carry or catch the ball.
• Repeated contact with the ball will result in a penalty.
• The rule states that players must wait until the ball is out of bounds to attempt a return.
• A player loses a point if they fail to return a live ball before it has bounced twice.
• If the ball makes contact with a player, that’s a foul.
• A warning is issued if the racquet is dropped or if foul language is used.
• Any ball that rolls within the boundaries is good.
• The receiver must wait for the serve to bounce before returning it.

Scoring criteria:

Points of the game: Points are the smallest increment available. Love (0), 15 points, 30 points, 40 points, and a game.

Game: Each game is worth 4 points, and the winner is the first player to reach 4 points with a 2-point lead or greater.

Set: The first player or team to win six games in a set with a lead of at least two points is declared the winner of the set.

Advantage set: If the score reaches 6-6 in a set and the advantage set rules are implemented, the winning player or team must have a two-game advantage.

Match: Played over the course of three or five sets, a match is a traditional format.

Deuce: When the score is tied at 40-40, it’s called a “deuce.” Any player or team that wins two consecutive points is declared the winner of the game. If a player gains an advantage by winning a point but then loses the following point, the score goes back to being tied at two.

Tie-Break game: In the event of a 6-6 tie-in set that uses tie-break rules, the set will go to a decisive seventh game. It takes 7 points, or a two-point lead, to win a tie-breaker game. In a tie-break game, the serving order goes as follows: player 1 serves for the first point, player 2 serves for the next two points, player 1 serves for the next two points, etc.