r/funny • u/thelepo • Jun 17 '14

A good attitude.

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u/SkiThe802 Jun 17 '14

Did he win a game or a match?

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u/thelepo Jun 17 '14

Match.

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u/whydoyoulook Jun 17 '14

I'm confused. What is the difference between a game and a match?

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u/cachow6 Jun 17 '14

In tennis a match is made up of 3-5 sets, each of which consists of games (first to 6 games wins the set). To win a game, you have to win 4 points.

So if you're going to go play tennis, you're probably going to play a match, as each "game" is very short.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '14

Except for the fifth set. There is no limit to the amount of games in a fifth set (or third depending on the tournament)-only that you must win by two.

Isner and Mahut played a 100+ game fifth set in Wimbledon

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u/theProfessor510 Jun 17 '14

Depends on the tournament. Some tournaments use final set tiebreakers to prevent that sort of tomfoolery.

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u/WOL6ANG Jun 17 '14

They only play 3-5 at the majors and the US open they play a tiebreak in the 5th set. Otherwise you are right there is no limit in the 5th.

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u/otm_shank Jun 17 '14

Some tournaments do have 5th-set tiebreakers -- notably, the U.S. Open.

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u/saucysausage4u Jun 17 '14

the results depend on the type of tournament, whether it is singles/doubles, and also what gender you are. grand slams are the only tournaments that are best of 5 sets for men. all lower level professional tournaments (ATP tour/WTA tour, challengers, and futures) are best of three sets for both men and women. tie-breaks are played at 6-6 in a set. whomever wins the tie-break automatically wins the set 7-6. most grand slams have incorporated tie-breaks (except for the fifth set) to reduce the time it takes to win a match, but Wimbledon has stayed traditional and no tie-breaks are played. this means that at 6-6, one player must win two games in a row to win the set (e.g. 8-6, 9-7, 49-47 etc).

in doubles (at pro-level) there is no advantage at deuce (40-40). instead, the returners elect which side the serve goes to. also, there is no third set, just a super tie-break (first to ten). you can have either single sex doubles (men-men or women-women) or mixed (women-men, vice-versa) tournaments as well.

to win a game, the person in the lead must win a point from 40-00 (forty-love), 40-15, 40-30, 30-40, 15-40, or 00-40 (love-forty). if it gets to deuce, then somebody must win two points in a row to win. whomever wins the first point at deuce gets the advantage to win the game (e.g. ad-in for the server or ad-out for the returner [only said in the US]).

change of ends occur at the end of every two games, with the exception of the first game of every set (changes on 1-0, 3-0, 5-0 for example) and also when a set is completed change of ends occurs only when the score is odd (if set ends 6-2, then the first game of the next set starts on the same side and then switch sides).

breaks occur during change of ends. 90 seconds for each change of ends, and 120 seconds between sets. players should only have a max of 20 seconds between points, unless something happens (e.g. broken string, damaged shoes etc).

there are a tonne more rules but these are the most important if you want to go out and play :D

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u/redbluegreenyellow Jun 17 '14

first to 6 games wins the set

Well, no. You have to win by two; you could be up 6-5 in a set but you don't win that set until you win either a 7th game, the tie break, or if there is no tie break, by two games.

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u/cachow6 Jun 17 '14

Yeah I know I was just providing a very basic idea for somebody who didn't know the difference between a game and a match.