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Answer the following in detail.
(a) Mention any three conditions under which the ball can be replaced during a game. (b) After the…
(a) Mention any three conditions under which the ball can be replaced during a game.
(b) After the second service, the ball falls in the box exactly opposite the place of the server and not in the diagonally opposite box. What will be the decision of the Umpire?
(c) During the first service, the ball directly touches the opponent player. What will be the decision of the Umpire?
Answer
Answer
AI(a) Three conditions under which a tennis ball can be replaced during a match are:
1. Scheduled ball change: After a predetermined number of games (typically after the first 7 games and every 9 games thereafter).
2. Lost ball: When a ball is hit out of the court enclosure and cannot be promptly recovered.
3. Damaged or defective ball: When a ball bursts, loses pressure/bounce, or its felt cover becomes severely damaged during play.
(b) The Umpire will call a 'Double Fault'. In tennis, service must land in the diagonally opposite service box. Since this occurred on the second service, the server loses the point and the point is awarded to the receiver.
(c) The Umpire will award the point to the server. Under ITF rules, if a served ball strikes the receiver (or anything the receiver is wearing or carrying) before bouncing on the court, the receiver loses the point immediately, even if the ball was going out.
From ISC 2026 Physical Education Paper 1, question 12(i).