Tennis Scoring ....

[seekeerz]

Can someone please explain the current rules regarding deuce/advantage - I'm familiar with the new rules applying to mens doubles but having watched some singles matches over the weekend I'm quite bemused ...any ideas much appreciated thanks

[bhg481]

There are some competitions around nowadays which use non-standard rules in order to keep the matches short (TV schedules?). One of them has, effectively, no deuce - at 40 all the next point wins the game. Some competitions have 1st-to-4 sets, instead of the usual 1st-to 6. The main competions stick to the old rules.

[seekeerz]

I can understand needing to shorten the whole thing as you say, for TV scheduling but it's a pity they couldn't decide on one routine and stick to it ...I'm hoping I'll recognise the Grand Slams when hey come on ...lol thanks bhg

[New Judge]

“Some competitions have 1st-to-4 sets, instead of the usual 1st-to-6."

I think you mean 4 games.

There are a number of match shortening variations in some minor tournaments. Another is that if the score reaches one set all they then play a 10-point tie break to decide the match.

“Proper” tennis sticks to the usual rule – a game must be won by two clear points.

[bhg481]

NJ - By 1st-to-4 set, I meant 1st player to win 4 games gets the set. I think the 10-point tie-breaks are the "Champions" tie-breaks but I stand to be corrected.

[New Judge]

Sorry, bhg, I understand now that you meant "1st to four" sets and not the first one to get four sets. Just shows you how it's easy to misinterpret things.

Yes, the ten point game is known as the "Champions Tie Break". Don't know how it got that title.

[bhg481]

The first time I came across Champions Tie-Break was in the Seniors' tennis ie, old fogies, mostly champions, so perhaps that's where the name came from.

[Cloverjo]

Even the regular top singles players sometimes play the Champions' Tiebreak.
I saw exhibition matches last summer that featured Djokovic, Isner and others.
Most of the audience were quite confused by the tiebreak rule.