Understanding The Rules in the Sport of Tennis
It is often said that tennis is an individual sport, but it is more fun when there is an opponent to return the ball, more intense when there are hands to applaud, and more rewarding when there are young eyes to inspire. It is a beautiful sport, and this sport is unique in its own terms as it has a lot of different rules and is played in a unique manner.
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There are ATP tournaments played throughout the year in different parts of the world, where tennis players from all around the world take part. But there are four major Grand Slams: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The players play singles and doubles matches in all these tournaments and represent their country. There is no role for franchises or clubs in tennis.
Talking about the major tournaments (Grand Slams), the players in the men’s singles category play a match consisting of five sets, whereas all the categories have matches of three sets each, where the player winning three sets first and two sets first, respectively, win the match.
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How are points calculated in a Tennis Match?
A toss takes place before the match to decide which player will serve first. Both players get to serve in the match alternately, and there is also a change of courtside after every game. A player serving the ball in tennis has an advantage over the other player.
There are three basic terms to understand the points system of a tennis match: point, game, and set. Starting with points, there are points provided to a player for every shot won. Winning a total of four points wins the player a game. The points awarded are 15, 30, and 40, and the winning point after 40 results in game 1.
The player reaching six games first with a difference of at least two games over the opponent wins the set. For example, a player at 6 games to 4 games or below (6-4, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0) will win the set, whereas a player at 6 games to 5 games won’t.
When the set is 6-5, the players play another game, and if the player at 6 games wins it, he gets the set as well, and the score is read as 7-5. Whereas, if the other player wins, the score becomes 6 games to 6 (6-6) and the players play a tie-breaker round.
In a tie-breaker, players play normal tennis, but the points system changes. One shot win results in one point for the player, and the player reaching 7 points first with a gap of at least 2 points wins the tie-breaker as well as the set.
Once both players reach 6 points in a tie-breaker, the player reaching 10 points or more with a gap of 2 points wins the tie-breaker. For example, a score in a tiebreaker can be 7-0, 7-5, 10-8, 13-11, or so on.
This is a point structure followed in each set played on the tennis court, and the player winning the majority of the sets wins the match. Well, this is just the basic structure and points system in a tennis match. For more details, we will surely come up with a new article soon.
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