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47 I. TIME VIOLATION/DELAY OF GAME Following the expiration of the warm-up period play shall be continuous and a player shall not unreasonably delay a match for any cause. A maximum of twenty (20) seconds shall elapse from the moment the ball goes out of play at the end of the point until the time the ball is struck for the first serve of the next point. If such serve is a fault the second serve must be struck by the server without delay. When changing ends a maximum of ninety (90) seconds shall elapse from the moment the ball goes out of play at the end of the game until the time the first serve is struck for the next game. If such first serve is a fault the second serve must be struck by the server without delay. However, after the first game of each set and during a tie-break, play shall be continuous and the players shall change ends without a rest period. At the conclusion of each set, regardless of the score, there shall be a set break of one hundred and twenty (120) seconds from the moment the ball goes out of play at the end of the set until the time the first serve is struck for the next set. If a set ends after an even number of games, there shall be no change of ends until after the first game of the next set. The receiver shall play to the reasonable pace of the server and shall be ready to receive within a reasonable time of the server being ready. The first violation of this Section, as either server or receiver, shall be penalised by a Time Violation warning and each subsequent violation, as either server or receiver, shall be penalized as follows: Server The Time Violation shall result in a "fault" Receiver The Time Violation shall result in a "point penalty" When a violation is a result of a medical condition, refusal to play or not returning to the court within the allowed time, a Code Violation (Delay of Game) penalty shall be assessed in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule. J. AUDIBLE OBSCENITY Players shall not use audible obscenity within the precincts of the site. Violation of this Section shall subject a player to a fine up to $10,000 for each violation. In addition, if such violation occurs during a match (including warm-up), the player shall be penalised in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule hereinafter set forth. In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a Tie, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section may subject him to the additional penalties set forth in these Regulations. For the purpose of this rule, audible obscenity is defined as the use of words commonly known and understood to be profane and uttered clearly and loudly enough to be heard by the Chair Umpire, spectators, linesmen or ballboys. K. COACHING AND COACHES Players shall not receive coaching during a match except as detailed in Rules of Tennis 31. Communications of any kind, audible or visible, between a player and a coach other than the Captain, may be construed as coaching. Players shall also prohibit these coaches (1) from using audible obscenity within the precincts of the site, (2) from making obscene gestures of any kind within the

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