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I've played tennis for years, and never thought about this.

On the rare occasion a match of mine has had an umpire, the start is given by the umpire saying "Play"...

Which makes it sound less like a tennis match, and more like we're children in a park messing about. Some cruel spectators may not disagree. :shock:

Tournaments also list matches with "play starts at 1500", or "play begins" etc. Maybe I should start calling it "play-off" and see if I can send sufficient shockwaves through the tennis fraternity for it to catch on! :lol:
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