Doubles

Play in which two players on one team oppose two players on the other. The doubles court is the same length as the singles court, but it is 5 feet wider by virtue of the addition of the two alleys. Doubles involves team play and strategy, and calls for more tactical knowledge than singles, but it is not as strenuous. The result is that most young players prefer to stick to singles, but there invariably comes a time in every tennis player's life when he or she discovers the Joy of Doubles. Some specialists do so from the very beginning of their careers.