How To Score in Tennis
Tennis scoring and rules are the same for doubles and singles.
The Difference Between Doubles and Singles
Tennis Doubles is two players each end of the court where you use the whole tennis court to hit into (the ball needs to land inside the most out lines). Singles is one-on-one play where the outer one metre alley each side of the tennis court is not counted as a winning shot.
Game scoring looks like this:
At Deuce the person who wins the next point has the "Advantage" and depending on what country you are playing in you might say this differently, some players say "Your Ad" or "My Ad" or "Advantage Receiver" or "Advantage Server"
If the player with the advantage wins the very next point too they then go on to win that game. But if the player who has the advantage looses the next point then the game continues and the score goes back to Deuce, then the game is played until the player with the Advantage wins the point and so wins that game.
But if the game doesn't get to Duece then the player who won 4 points first wins. For example if the score was 40-15 the player with 40 wins the game if they win that next point.
How To Announce The Score
When you say the score out loud you always say the score of the server first. Eg. '40-love' would mean the server has 3 point and the receiver has zero points.
When To Change Ends
You change ends of the court every second game starting from the end of the third game in the first set. In a tie break you change ends after every 6 points. (Sometimes in social tennis you don't change ends, it just depends on what you and your partner decide on and how seriously you are competing.)
How Many Serves?
Each point the server gets two chances at getting a serve in. If the server misses it is called a 'fault' if the server misses both tries it's called 'double fault'. When a player double faults the other player wins the point.
How To Win A Set
When scoring, if you play tournaments, most the time you play best of three sets. In social tennis though it is popular to only play one set.
A set is won by the person who wins 6 games first. However if the score reaches 5 games all then the match has to be won 7 games to 5 but if the score ties at 6 games all the players then play a tie-break. A tie break is won by the first person to win 7 points and they must win by 2 points eg. 7-5 but if it ties at 6 points each they play on until one player wins by 2 points.
How To Be Sociable and Get Asked Back Again
If you're new to tennis and have been invited for a hit, basic tennis is to hit the ball so it lands inside the lines. If you are just having a social hit and you are not keeping the score it is polite to hit the ball straight to the person (not away from them). In that case try to make the tennis ball bounce about 1-2 metres (3-7 feet) in front of where they are standing on the other side of the court.
As you play more and more you will get better at controlling where the ball lands. If you are a real beginner please remember that it's not just about hitting the ball hard so try to go for placement first before power. (Don't worry though, you will soon be able to hit the ball hard if you get some coaching then you can learn how to hit the ball hard and still make it land where you want it to. But for now, just go for placement and hit the ball to the person you are playing with (that way they might still ask you to play with them again )
Tennis scoring and rules are the same for doubles and singles.
The Difference Between Doubles and Singles
Tennis Doubles is two players each end of the court where you use the whole tennis court to hit into (the ball needs to land inside the most out lines). Singles is one-on-one play where the outer one metre alley each side of the tennis court is not counted as a winning shot.
Game scoring looks like this:
- 0 points = the word "Love"
- 1 point = 15
- 2 points = 30
- 3 points = 40
- 1 point each you say 15 All
- 2 points each you say 30 All
- 3 points each you say the word "Deuce" (not 40 All)
At Deuce the person who wins the next point has the "Advantage" and depending on what country you are playing in you might say this differently, some players say "Your Ad" or "My Ad" or "Advantage Receiver" or "Advantage Server"
If the player with the advantage wins the very next point too they then go on to win that game. But if the player who has the advantage looses the next point then the game continues and the score goes back to Deuce, then the game is played until the player with the Advantage wins the point and so wins that game.
But if the game doesn't get to Duece then the player who won 4 points first wins. For example if the score was 40-15 the player with 40 wins the game if they win that next point.
How To Announce The Score
When you say the score out loud you always say the score of the server first. Eg. '40-love' would mean the server has 3 point and the receiver has zero points.
When To Change Ends
You change ends of the court every second game starting from the end of the third game in the first set. In a tie break you change ends after every 6 points. (Sometimes in social tennis you don't change ends, it just depends on what you and your partner decide on and how seriously you are competing.)
How Many Serves?
Each point the server gets two chances at getting a serve in. If the server misses it is called a 'fault' if the server misses both tries it's called 'double fault'. When a player double faults the other player wins the point.
How To Win A Set
When scoring, if you play tournaments, most the time you play best of three sets. In social tennis though it is popular to only play one set.
A set is won by the person who wins 6 games first. However if the score reaches 5 games all then the match has to be won 7 games to 5 but if the score ties at 6 games all the players then play a tie-break. A tie break is won by the first person to win 7 points and they must win by 2 points eg. 7-5 but if it ties at 6 points each they play on until one player wins by 2 points.
How To Be Sociable and Get Asked Back Again
If you're new to tennis and have been invited for a hit, basic tennis is to hit the ball so it lands inside the lines. If you are just having a social hit and you are not keeping the score it is polite to hit the ball straight to the person (not away from them). In that case try to make the tennis ball bounce about 1-2 metres (3-7 feet) in front of where they are standing on the other side of the court.
As you play more and more you will get better at controlling where the ball lands. If you are a real beginner please remember that it's not just about hitting the ball hard so try to go for placement first before power. (Don't worry though, you will soon be able to hit the ball hard if you get some coaching then you can learn how to hit the ball hard and still make it land where you want it to. But for now, just go for placement and hit the ball to the person you are playing with (that way they might still ask you to play with them again )
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