The main objective of a tennis match is to win a tournament. Ties are impossible. A defeat means elimination of a player from further games in the course of a competition.
A match can be played to the best of 3 sets (a player/team needs to win 2 sets to win the match) or to the best of 5 sets (a player/team needs to win 3 sets to win the match) - Davis Cup, World Cup. Women usually play the best of 3 sets and they need 2 sets to win the match.
Set
There are different methods of scoring in a set. The two main methods are the "Advantage Set" and the "Tie-break Set". Either method may be used provided that the one to be used is announced in advance of the event. If the "Tie-break Set" method is to be used, it must also be announced whether the final set will be played as a "Tie-break Set" or an "Advantage Set". "Advantage Set" - the first player/team to win six games wins that "Set", provided there is a margin of two games over the opponent(s). If necessary, the set shall continue until this margin is achieved. "Tie-break Set" - the first player/team to win six games wins that "Set", provided there is a margin of two games over the opponent(s). If the score reaches six games all, a tie-break game shall be played.
The "Tie-break" was introduced in the 70s and its purpose was to shorten the time of very long sets but it became a rule in the Davis Cup in 1989.
Game
A standard game is scored as follows with the server's score being called first:
No point - "Love"
First point - "15"
Second point - "30"
Third point - "40"
Fourth point - "Game"
except that if each player/team has won three points, the score is "Deuce". After "Deuce", the score is "Advantage" for the player/team who wins the next point. If that same player/team also wins the next point, that player/team wins the "Game"; if the opposing player/team wins the next point, the score is again "Deuce". A player/team needs to win two consecutive points immediately after "Deuce" to win the "Game".
Tie-break game. During a tie-break game, points are scored "Zero","1", "2", "3", etc.
The first player/team to win seven points wins the "Game" and "Set", provided there is a margin of two points over the opponent(s). If necessary, the tie-break game shall continue until this margin is achieved.
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There are different methods of scoring in a set. The two main methods are the "Advantage Set" and the "Tie-break Set". Either method may be used provided that the one to be used is announced in advance of the event. If the "Tie-break Set" method is to be used, it must also be announced whether the final set will be played as a "Tie-break Set" or an "Advantage Set". "Advantage Set" - the first player/team to win six games wins that "Set", provided there is a margin of two games over the opponent(s). If necessary, the set shall continue until this margin is achieved. "Tie-break Set" - the first player/team to win six games wins that "Set", provided there is a margin of two games over the opponent(s). If the score reaches six games all, a tie-break game shall be played.
The "Tie-break" was introduced in the 70s and its purpose was to shorten the time of very long sets but it became a rule in the Davis Cup in 1989.
