# Law 29: Continuous Play (ITF Rules of Tennis)

Tennis · Law 29: Continuous Play · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/tennis/laws/law-29-continuous-play/)

Play should run on from the first serve to the end of the match: the time allowed between points, at changeovers and set breaks, extra time for broken equipment, the medical time-out, toilet breaks, rest periods and the warm-up.

## 29.291 Continuous Play

Time limits between points and games, and the breaks and extra time the Rules allow.

### Test 1: Time limits

- Players have up to twenty-five seconds between points. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29a)
- A changeover may last up to ninety seconds. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29a)
- After the first game, and during a tie-break, play is continuous. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29a)
- A set break lasts at most two minutes. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29a)
- The clock runs until the first serve of the next point is struck. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29a)
- Organisers may ask to extend the 90-second and 120-second limits. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29a)
- The warm-up lasts up to five minutes. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29e)
- 25 seconds, 90 seconds, 120 seconds and 5 minutes. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29)
- After the first game of a set there is no rest at the change of ends. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29a)
- The clock in the picture may not pass 25 before the serve. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29a)

### Test 2: Breaks and extra time

- Broken clothing, footwear or equipment, other than the racket, may earn reasonable extra time. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29b)
- A broken racket is simply replaced in the normal time. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29b)
- There is no extra time to recover condition. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29c)
- One medical time-out of three minutes may be allowed. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29c)
- A limited number may be allowed when announced beforehand. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29c)
- After the third set in best of five, or the second in best of three. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29d)
- Continuity runs from the match's first serve to its finish. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29)
- Two minutes, three minutes, then ten. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29c)
- Treatment happens, then play picks up again. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29c)
- One set all in best of three is exactly when the rest may come. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29d)

Sources: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 29 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

Take the tests: https://insporta.app/try?utm_source=book&utm_medium=referral