FRIEND AT COURT 2010 - USTA.com

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Summary of Important Changes for 2010 Edition of
Friend at Court
ITF Rules of Tennis
[p. 19] USTA Comment 26.3 was revised to clarify when a ringing or vibrating cell
phone is deemed a deliberate hindrance versus an unintentional hindrance.
[p. 22] New USTA Comment 27.10 was added to explain what to do when players
mistakenly use regular scoring when they should be playing no-ad scoring.
[pp. 22-23] New USTA Comment 27.11 was added to explain what to do when
players mistakenly play a conventional tiebreak set when they should be playing a
short set.
[p. 23] New USTA Comment 27.12 was added to explain how to correct the error
when players mistakenly follow the conventional tiebreak procedure when they
should be following the Coman Tiebreak Procedure.
[pp. 27-28] Table 1 and a new Table include revised metric ITF tennis ball
specifications.
[p.34] New Section 6 under Appendix V - Electronic Review Procedures
designates the maximum number of unsuccessful appeals allowed during a match.
[p. 35] Appendix VI - Official 10 and Under Competition – was revised to include
updated recommendations for ball types to use on different court sizes for players
in the 10s divisions.
The Code
[p. 48] Code Section 24 further clarifies when a player may call a foot fault on the
server.