Virtual Wildcard 2021 US OPEN AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 12 Give Me A Racquet and Watch Me Go Scan the code to start your tennis journey and check out some of our family tennis videos now, so you can get outside and play today. © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. 2021 US OPEN THEME ART This year’s Statue of Liberty design was inspired by fans returning to the US Open in New York City. It’s your turn to color your own unique US Open artwork. © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. YOUR CREDENTIAL Ready for the US Open? Get started by creating your very own credential! YOUR NAME © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. DO YOU KNOW THE RULES? Let’s test how much you know about tennis rules at the US Open. How many of these questions from USTA Officiating can you answer correctly? Check your answers on the following page. 1. _________________ is the Official that oversees the match on a given court. 2. Players can have up to _________________ minutes to receive treatment during a Medical Time Out. 3. How many challenges does a player get? ____________________ 4. How many balls are on court at one time? ____________________ 5. True or False: The ball must always pass over the net. ____________________ 6. How long is a changeover? ____________________ 7. Can a player request a cup of coffee be brought to court during a match? __________________ 8. Balls are changed after the first ____ games and after every ____ games after that 9. If the ball hits a player during play, they ____________________ the point. 10. How long is on the serve clock between points? _______________ 11. How many bounces do wheelchair players get to return a ball that lands within the court? 12. The final set in the US Open is a ____________________set. 13. The Chair Umpire says __________________ when a player fails to hit the ball before it bounces twice. 14. When a wheelchair player’s wheel touches the baseline or the court during a serve, it is called a _____________ . ANSWER BANK 25 Yes 2 6 Lose 3 Zero 90 seconds False The Chair Umpire 7, 9 “Not Up” Tiebreak Wheel Fault © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. RULES QUIZ ANSWER KEY 1. The Chair Umpire 2. 3 3. Zero. The US Open is using Hawk-Eye Live so players cannot challenge calls made by the system. 4. 6 5. False. The ball can pass around the net post. 6. 90 seconds 7. Yes 8. 7, 9 9. Lose 10. 25 11. 2 bounces 12. Tiebreak 13. “Not Up” 14. Wheel fault © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. TIME TO WARM UP! As a player, it is important to warm up before hitting the courts. Here’s a warm up created by TEAM USA! Looking for even more? Check out our virtual tennis classes at netgeneration.com/live. To start, set a timer for 20 seconds per exercise with 10 seconds rest between exercises. How many reps you can get in 20 seconds? Complete each set twice! Show us your workout by using #netgeneration! SET 1: Glute bridges 1 Jumping jacks Pushups (can be done from your knees or in a plank) Glute bridges SET 2: Bodyweight squats 2 Jump squats Sit ups Bodyweight squats SET 3: Fast feet in place 3 Baby hops (keep your feet together) over a line or imaginary line Side to side hops (Keep your feet together) over a line or imaginary line Baby hops © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. BINGO It’s BINGO time! Fill in your own unique bingo card with the tennis terms below (put one term per box). Then, keep an eye out while watching the US Open including the US Open Wheelchair Tournament. Once you spot one of the terms in action- put a X over that box. Once your board has 5 Xs in a row, you got “Bingo!” SHARE YOUR BEST BINGO CARD TO #NETGENERATION Tweener Ace Forehand Slice Double Fault Let Serve Successful Break Point Breaking Strings Volley Winner Foot Fault Changing Racquets Top 25 American Win Tiebreaker Fist Pump American Tiebreak Win Top 25 Upset Overhead Racquet Tap Deuce Point Forehand Winner Passing Shot Drop shot Backhand Winner Backhand Slice Serve and Volley © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. US OPEN WORD SEARCH S I N N E T E U I N E L N G N A R T H U R A S H E S U R A J S N S C Q N I N T E R A W N E W Y O R K G D N L O N Y H L A N T H C S R D B P D R O G C T R E E B N A U U S T D N E Q A D V U B T O S T K T I S U M P I R E E D O A I E S A A I E R W P R W P N S E L W I L D C A R D N E D B I L L I E J E A N K I N G O D A R M S T R O N G I N A S I N N E T H V S M N D L E E V O L V O T E U Q C A R N WORD BANK WILDCARD SINGLES ARTHUR ASHE RACQUET TENNIS DOUBLES BILLIE JEAN KING UMPIRE US OPEN GRANDSTAND NEW YORK LOVE ARMSTRONG © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. US OPEN CROSSWORD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. ACROSS DOWN 4. Official Youth Tennis of the USTA 1. A tennis match played by two players 9. What do you use to smash a tennis ball? 2. This means ‘zero’ in tennis 10. A successful serve that is not returned 3. What divides a tennis court into two 11. What state is the location of the US Open? equal sides? 12. A tennis match played by four players 5. 2020 US Open Champion in Men’s 13. In 2020 she won her third US Open in a Singles row in the Wheelchair Competition 6. Who is the world’s largest tennis stadium named after? 7. 2020 US Open Champion in Women’s Singles 8. The color of a US Open tennis ball © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. US OPEN CROSSWORD 1. S I 2. L N 3. O G N V L E 4. 5. 6. 7. N E T G E N E R A T I O N 8. H S R S Y 9. I T R A C Q U E T E H K L 10. M U A C E L 11. N E W Y O R K O A W 12. D O U B L E S H 13. D E G R O O T © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. iSPY US OPEN! iSPY THE FOLLOWING: 1. Net Generation Shirt 6. ESPN Logo 2. Pink Flowers 7. Sunglasses 3. Arthur Ashe Stadium 8. Backwards Hat 4. US Open Logo 9. Pink Sneaker 5. Red Stroller 10. Red Shirt © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. WE WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU LOVE TENNIS! YOU CAN SHARE YOUR ANSWERS WITH US @USTA AND #NETGENERATION! Character development is just as important as developing the perfect serve! Net Generation has 6 character themes for all tennis players in order to be the best possible athletes; Listen, Respect, Effort, Responsibility, Teamwork, and Sportsmanship. So with that in mind, you can answer the following questions! Why do players need to listen on the court? On the court, who is responsible for making What do they hear? What did you hear sure the players compete fairly? How does from listening to the commentators on the professional player show responsibility? television? As a player, what are you responsible for? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Which players showed respect to their Teamwork is critical to a player’s success! opponent, court, the chair umpire, and Who do you see as teammates for you when ballpersons? you make it to the US Open? Who is in your player’s box? Who else is on your team? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Who shows great effort on the court? What do you like about their game? How did the players show sportsmanship on and off of the court? How do you show __________________________________________________ sportsmanship on and off of the court? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved. For More Tennis Videos and Activities Visit NetGeneration.com © 2021 USTA. All rights reserved..