The tennis primer . Plate 5. FRONT VIEW OF FOREHAND GRIP. Notice that the arm and handle are in the same Hne. This ismost important. Notice also that the leather is in the hand,which is unusual now. It is, however, the old grip, and forehandor backhand, is still probably the best. score has gone to deuce neither side can win by the resultof one rest. If, when the score is deuce, the server wins the nextace, it is vantage in. Should he then win the next. Spaldings athletic library. 13 the game is his, but should he lose it the game goes backto deuce and both he and his opponent require to score
The tennis primer . Plate 5. FRONT VIEW OF FOREHAND GRIP. Notice that the arm and handle are in the same Hne. This ismost important. Notice also that the leather is in the hand,which is unusual now. It is, however, the old grip, and forehandor backhand, is still probably the best. score has gone to deuce neither side can win by the resultof one rest. If, when the score is deuce, the server wins the nextace, it is vantage in. Should he then win the next. Spaldings athletic library. 13 the game is his, but should he lose it the game goes backto deuce and both he and his opponent require to scoretwo consecutive strokes before the game is won, so that ifthe score is ^vantage in/ the receiver must score threesuccessive strokes to win. He wants one to bring it back. Plate 6. THE BACKHAND GRIP. The principle of the arm and racket handle being in the sameline, or at least in the same plane of force is well exemplified here. to deuce, a second to take it to a vantage, out, and tliethird for game. After the first game is won the receiver becomes theserver, and so on alternately. The score is always calledwith the servers score first. When the games are equal 14 Spaldings athletic library. they are called 1-all/ 2-all/ S-all, and so on, but ifit is 5-all/ either side must win two games in successionbefore the set is won. The games in scoring are not calleddeuce or vantage; 5-all/ or 6-5, would be called,but the same rules apply as in the case of deuce or vantage
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