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How to Lose a Tennis Point: Doubles Doubled

Today we celebrate our arrival at the final way to lose a point outlined in “Player Loses Point” in the ITF Rules of Tennis. If you were planning on a celebration to commemorate the completion of this section, please put that on hold. There are still eight case rulings and two USTA comments associated with the “Player Loses Point” section remaining. By my estimate, we are at the approximate half way point for this topic.