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Q. What exactly is a "Pro Set" and how is it played?

A. An eight-game pro set is a regular set that is played to eight games (first to eight games by two, with a tiebreaker at eight games all). A ten-game pro set is to ten games.

Tiebreaker scoring, commonly termed the '7 Point Tiebreak' is the time management answer to accelerating the tennis score and finalizing a set when the tennis game score is tied at 6-6. At this point a final game is played utilizing an alternative point scoring method … the '1', '2', '3', '4' point scoring system.

A '7 Point Tiebreak' simply means the first competitor to earn seven points with a two point advantage wins the game and more importantly the set.

For instance, the final game score could be 7-0, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, or 7-5. Notice 7-6 was not mentioned. Keep in mind that in order to win a game, a competitor must have a two point advantage - therefore, 7-6 will not win a '7 Point Tiebreak' game.

The game must continue until one of the tennis competitors closes out the set with a final tennis score of 8-6, 9-7, 10-8, 11-9, 12-10, etc. for the '7 Point Tiebreak' game.

The '7 Point Tiebreak' game is the final game after twelve games have been played and the game score is tied (6-6) for the set. In tennis, this is the only time a tennis competitor closes out a set by winning with a one game advantage resulting in tennis game score of 7-6 or 6-7.

That covers scoring a '7 Point Tiebreak' game.To initiate game play in a '7 Point Tiebreak', how do you determine who serves first?

Simply continue the rotation of serves.

In other words, the tennis competitor next in line to serve initiates game play by serving the1st point from the right service court (deuce court).

The rotation of serves rotates after the 1st point is played out.

The 2nd and 3rd points are served by the opponent of the competitor who served the 1st point.

This competitor serves the 2nd point from the left service court(advantage court or 'ad' court)and then serves the 3rd pointfrom the right service court.

With the exception of the 1st point played, each competitor throughout the entire '7 Point Tiebreak' game serves two consecutive points always serving the first point from the left service court then serving the second point from the right service court.

After every six points played, the tennis competitors switch ends on the court and game play continues until a winner of the '7 Point Tiebreak' game is determined.

When the '7 Point Tiebreak' game is finalized and the match is not over the tennis competitors switch ends on the court again since the outcome of the match is 7-6. 7 + 6 = 13 and the traditional tennis scoring rules state that tennis competitors always switch ends on the courts when the sum of the games adds up to an odd number.

On another note, the traditional tennis scoring rules specifically states that the tennis competitor who served the 1st point in the '7 Point Tiebreak' game now receives serves at the beginning of game play in the next set.

Tie-Breaker Scoring Tips

• • 6-6 in a set results in a '7 Point Tiebreak' game played

  • 7 points earned combined with a 2 point advantage wins the game

  • the 1st point is served from the right service court (deuce court)

  • rotate serves after the 1st point is played

  • with the exception of the 1st point served, each competitor serves two consecutive points always serving the first point from the left service court (advantage court or 'ad' court) then serving the second point from the right service court (deuce court)

  • every 6 points, the tennis competitors switch ends on the court

http://www.tennistips.org/tennis-scoring.html

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