{"id":13586,"date":"2015-03-13T09:41:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T23:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=13586"},"modified":"2015-03-13T09:41:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T23:41:00","slug":"fast4-is-coming-to-a-court-near-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2015\/03\/13\/fast4-is-coming-to-a-court-near-you","title":{"rendered":"FAST4 is coming to a court near you"},"content":{"rendered":"

FAST4<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0competitions are about to kick off around Victoria with 5 selected venues running pilot FAST4<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0tennis competitions. These pilots will be the starting point for FAST4 <\/em><\/strong>before the national roll out in October this year.<\/p>\n

What is FAST4 <\/em>Tennis?<\/strong><\/p>\n

FAST4<\/em><\/strong> is a new modified social play, competition format developed with the time-poor adult in mind, the FAST4<\/em><\/strong> format ensures that everyone, anywhere has time for tennis. The fundamentals of the sport stay the same, but there are four innovative rules that ensure matches are fast, competitive, exciting and can be completed in a reasonable period of time.<\/p>\n

The 4 innovative rules include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Play Lets<\/li>\n
  2. No Ad Scoring<\/li>\n
  3. Tiebreaker at 3 games all<\/li>\n
  4. First to 4 games wins<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    FAST4<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0tennis competitions consist of a 60 minute experience, consisting of 3 FAST4<\/em><\/strong> doubles sets time capped at 20 minutes per set.<\/p>\n

    You don\u2019t have to have played tennis before. These FAST4<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0tennis competitions have two sections catering for all playing standards. Social\/Beginner for those who haven\u2019t necessarily played a tennis competition before and Intermediate\/Advanced for the past player who have a more confidence in their ability.<\/p>\n

    FAST4<\/em><\/strong> Tennis Competitions will be at the following Venues:<\/strong><\/p>\n