Field
The
playing court is rectangular and it is 78ft long and 27ft wide. It is divided
across the middle by a net, suspended from a cord or metal cable of a maximum
diameter of 1/3 inch, the ends of which shall be attached
to or pass over the tops of two posts each 3 feet 6 inches high, the center
of which shall be 3 feet outside the court on each side. The height of the net
shall be 3ft at the center where it shall be held taut by a strap not
more than 2 inches wide.
The
lines bounding the ends and sides of the court shall be called the Base-lines
and the Side-lines. On each side of the net, at a distance of 21feet
from it and parallel with it, shall be drawn the Service line.
The space on each side of the net between the service-line and the side-line
shall be divided into two equal parts called the Service-courts, by the
center service line which must be 2 inches in width, drawn, half-way between
the parallel with the side-lines. Each base-line shall be bisected by an imaginary
continuation of the center service-line to a line 4 inches in length and 2 inches
in width called the Center mark, drawn inside the court, at right angles
to and in contact with such base-lines. All other lines shall be not less than
1 inch nor more than 2 inches in width, expect the base-line, which may be 4
inches in width and all measurements shall be made to the outside of the lines.
In
the Doubles Game, the measurement of the field is same as in the Singles Game
except the width. The width of the court shall be 36ft i.e. 4 1/2
feet wider on each side than the court for the Singles Game.
Equipments
Ball
The
diameter of the ball shall be in between 2 1/2 inch and
2 5/8 inches and its weight is in between 2 and 2 1/16
oun
ces.
The ball shall have a uniform outer surface and shall be white or yellow in
colour.
Racket
The
hitting surface of the racket shall be flat and consist of a pattern of crossed
strings connected to a frame and alternately interlaced or bounded where they
cross and the stringing pattern shall be generally uniform. The frame of the
racket shall not exceed 32 inches including the handle and 12 1/2
inches in over all width.