Score calling in tennis is unusual in that (except in tie-breaks) each point has a corresponding call that is different from its point value. Normally the server's score is always called first and the receiver's score second. The best-of-five set format is usually only used in the men's singles or doubles matches at Grand Slam and Davis Cup matches.Ī game consists of a sequence of points played with the same player serving, and is won by the first side to have won at least four points with a margin of two points or more over their opponent. Matches employ either a best-of-three (first to two sets wins) or best-of-five (first to three sets wins) set format. A match is won when a player or a doubles team has won the majority of the prescribed number of sets. If the set is tied at six games each, a tie-break is usually played to decide the set. A set is won by the first side to win six games, with a margin of at least two games over the other side (e.g. A set consists of a number of games (a minimum of six), which in turn each consist of points. In many professional and top-level amateur events, the brackets are seeded according to a recognised ranking system, in order to keep the best players in the field from facing each other until as late in the tournament as possible additionally, if byes are necessary because of a less-than-full bracket, those byes in the first round are usually given to the highest-seeded competitors.Ī tennis match is composed of points, games, and sets. Optimally, such tournaments have a number of competitors equal to a power of two in order to fully fill out a single elimination bracket. The great majority are organised as a single-elimination tournament, with competitors being eliminated after a single loss, and the overall winner being the last competitor without a loss. Some tennis matches are played as part of a tournament, which may have various categories, such as singles and doubles. The tennis scoring system is a standard widespread method for scoring tennis matches, including pick-up games. The winner was Andy Roddick and the runner-up was Cyril Saulnier. The score for the 2005 Mens Final of the SAP Open, San Jose.

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