How to score for tennis?

Tennis matches are played as 3-set or 5-set matches. In 3-set matches, the player who takes 2 sets and in 5-set matches, the player who takes 3 sets wins the match. 6 games are played to take 1 set. The games start as 0-0 in terms of points and continue with each number of athletes reaching 15-30-40 points respectively.

Scoring system and numbers in tennis

The scoring system in the game, which starts with the serve, seems a bit challenging for newcomers to the sport, but different numbers are used to avoid confusion of points and set points. After the first three points, 15, 30 and 40 points, the player who reaches 40 gets a set point if he gets his fourth point. If the score is tied 40-40, the game continues after 40-40 until a player scores two points in a row. A 40-40 tie is called a deuce. In a 40-40 tie, the player with the first point has the advantage, and if he scores another point while holding the advantage, he gets a point in the set. If the player with the advantage does not get the point, it becomes “deuce” again. The player who gets 6 points in a set wins the set, but the set must be won by two points. In a set won with 6 points, the maximum score is 6-4. At 6-5, a 7-5 set win is sought, or in case of a 6-6 tie, a tiebreak is played. The player who wins the tiebreak also wins the set 7-6. Tennis is played over three or five sets; the first player to reach two sets in a three-set game and three sets in a five-set game wins the match. All the rules in singles are also applied in doubles without exception.

There are some fixed conditions for a player to score points in the game:

– If the player fails to return the serve (cannot intervene when the ball hits the service area);

– If the player fails to keep the ball within the boundaries of the playing area, including the lines, when he/she hits the ball into the opponent’s court;

– If the player fails to send the ball into the opponent’s court and the ball gets caught in the net;

– Fails to deliver his/her own serve into the opponent’s service area twice in a row;

– Interferes with the ball twice in his/her own court;

– Touches the net during the stroke;

The point is awarded to the opponent.