Full scoring rules

1. Winning the set

First to 6 games wins the set, but you have to be up by 2.

• 6–4 or better: set over.
• 6–5: not over yet. Play one more game.
• That makes it 7–5 (set over) or 6–6 (tiebreak).

2. The tiebreak at 6–6

Instead of another game, you play a tiebreak to decide the set. Count points 1, 2, 3 (not 15, 30, 40).

• First to 7 points wins, but you have to be up by 2.
• 7–4 wins. 7–6 keeps going, until 8–6, 9–7 and so on.
• Win the tiebreak and you win the set 7–6.

Serving in the tiebreak

• Whoever would have served the next game serves the first point.
• Then your opponent serves the next 2 points, then you serve 2, and so on.
• Switch ends every 6 points (at 6 points played, 12, 18...).

Easy way to remember: 1 serve, then 2 each.