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Hi! It's almost been a year since I came back to tennis, hitting in an informal way with a friend, but doing so consistently once every single week. It's almost been the only sport I've practiced through the year, working 8-10 hours a day at an office. I'm around 30 yo, not very strong or fit but pretty lean and quite agile so, for exercising a bit more, I've decided I'll join my local adult amateur league, which has competitors of all ages starting from 18 (and exceptionally some promising kids) and has the following organisation:
I'd like to recieve some tips regarding:
#1. Amateur tennis playing (strategies, useful tips, etc.)
#2. Basic amateur playing etiquette (who books the court/brings balls (always new?)/how to handle a match without umpire/who keeps and says the score/ anything else).
#3. Basic equipment tips (what to bring in the tennis bag aside from racquets and balls).
Thank you very much!
- There's a regular league divided in tiers that is held twice a year (fall-winter/spring-summer). You start by default in the lowest tier and at the end of each "season" you promote or go down to another tier depending on your final points. The strange thing is that matches are just 2-set matches, in which there can be a "tie" that gives points to both players.
- There's also a classical-style tournament held once or twice a year in which tiers are not considered. This is a normal tournament with 3-set matches. The 1st round losers start a parallel tournament and both winners and runner-ups promote to 1st tier if they're in a lower one.
I'd like to recieve some tips regarding:
#1. Amateur tennis playing (strategies, useful tips, etc.)
#2. Basic amateur playing etiquette (who books the court/brings balls (always new?)/how to handle a match without umpire/who keeps and says the score/ anything else).
#3. Basic equipment tips (what to bring in the tennis bag aside from racquets and balls).
Thank you very much!
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