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Tennis Match Structure

The match is divided into sets in tennis.

  • Men’s tennis requires three sets to win.
  • Women’s tennis requires two sets to win.
  • To win a set, a player must win six games, with a margin of two games over the opponent.

Olympic Tennis Format

  • All singles matches are best of three sets with standard tiebreaks in each set.
  • In doubles matches, a match tiebreak is played instead of a third set.

Origin of Tennis Terms

  • "Love" in Tennis: In tennis, "love" signifies a score of zero or nil. It may have originated from the French word for "egg," l’oeuf, due to the zero on the scoreboard resembling an egg.

  • "Deuce" in Tennis: When the game is at 40-40 and a player needs to win by two clear points, it is called deuce. The term comes from the French word "deux de jeux," meaning two games or points.

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