Tennis-liga.at allows various scoring formats for your League matches.
Matches are self-umpired so knowing how the scoring works is important. Please ensure that you and your opponent have agreed to the format before the start of the match.
The default format played in most tournaments. If Player A wins set 1 and set 2, the match is over. But if Player A wins set 1 and loses set 2, the match would be decided by who wins the 3rd set.
For example:
Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-4, 6-3
or
Serena Williams beat Simona Halep 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
All sets are 'tie break' sets which means if a set reaches 6-6 in games, a tie break is played (see below for more info).
For example:
Andy Murray beat Tim Henman 6-3, 7-6, 4-6
Players can opt to play 'match tie break' in lieu of a 3rd set.
For example:
Ash Barty beat Venus Williams 6-4, 3-6, (10-8)
When any set reaches 6 games all, a tie break is played.
The player whose turn it would have been to serve in the next game starts the tie break, serving once to the deuce court (bottom right to top left, from below). The opponent then serves the next two points, starting with a serve to the advantage court.
Points are numbered 1, 2, 3 etc. rather than 15, 30, 40, Deuce.
From the 2nd point, each player serves for the next 2 points. The tie break is over when one player reaches 7 points, provided they are 2 points clear ahead of their opponent. If the score gets to 6-6 in a tie break, a player must have a two point advantage to win the tie break.
A tie break score could be 7-5, or 8-6, or 9-7.
After every 6 points played, players change ends, i.e. at 3-3. The players also change ends at the end of the tie break to begin the next set.
The player who served first in the tie break, receives at the beginning of the next set (assuming there is one).
As an alternative to the best of three tie break sets, players can also choose to use the fast4 format to score their games.
It doesn’t matter how you get there, just make sure you do before your opponent does.
At 3 games all a tie break is played to 7 points (see above for tie break scoring).
If the score reaches 1 set all, a match tie break is played to 10 points, two points clear at 9-9. The player who received serve at the end of the previous set serves first in the tie break.
If the score reaches deuce, it’s a sudden death point. The receiver chooses which side to take the serve on.
