# Law 14: Order of Service (ITF Rules of Tennis)

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Who serves each game: server and receiver swap after every game, and in doubles each team chooses its first server for the set and the partners then take turns.

## 14.141 Order of Service

Changing server after each game, and the doubles serving rotation through a set.

### Test 1: Who serves each game

- Server and receiver swap roles at the end of each game. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14)
- The serving team chooses its own first server for the set. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14)
- Before game two, the other team chooses its own server. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14)
- The partner of the first game's server serves the third game. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14)
- Game 4 goes to D, the partner of C. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14)
- The order repeats game by game to the end of the set. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14)
- Each set begins with the teams choosing their first servers again. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14)
- The teams alternate, and within each team the partners alternate. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14)
- Each team chooses its server just before its first service game of the set. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14)
- Game 3 goes to the partner of the player who served game 1. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14)

Sources: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 14 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

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