Rules and Tips

There are many different skill levels in tennis. This article explains tennis's most common skill levels and their structures.

This article explains the functions of different lines on the tennis court.

In tennis, a set consists of a minimum of 6 games, but a player must win by at least 2 games. But other set formats are used too.

Have you ever wondered what happens if a player drops the ball from his pocket in the middle of a point or calls his serve long?

This article explains the most popular tennis terms to help you as a viewer and as a player get the most out of tennis matches.

Break point in Tennis is a situation where the returning player is one point away from winning the current game.

This article explains the general length of tennis matches and the factors that influence it.

This article explains the tennis doubles rules such as the court dimensions, serving and receiving order and positioning rules.

A tiebreak is a special tennis match when the score is 6 games each (6-6). The tiebreak and the set in question are won by the first player/players to win seven points by a margin of at least two points. One point is awarded for each point won in a tiebreak.

This article explains how tennis Lucky Loser works in different tournaments.

Have you started playing tennis as an adult? In this post, there are tips for you to help you enjoy and learn more about tennis.

Love is a tennis term referring to a player with 0 points, games, or sets in the current match. For example, if the situation is 40-0 the umpire announces it as "forty-love".

Wildcards are opportunities for players whose ranking is not high enough to qualify automatically in the tournament.

The most common way to decide who serves first is to perform a coin toss or a racket spin before the match. There are no official rules on how the decision should be made but coin toss and racket spin have proven to be the most common ways.

Rules of tennis can be hard to read so purpose of this article is to explain the rules in a simplified and player-friendly way.

A protected ranking in tennis allows top players to retain their entry status when they are unable to compete for at least six months due to a long-term physical injury.

Tennis may appear to be a simple sport with just a ball, racket, and a net. However, the rules of tennis are more complex than you might know.