Can someone please in the simplest terms descirbe to me the scoring/rules of tennis?
It is tough to put the rules of tennis simply, as the scoring system is quite complex. The best way to get the hang of the scoring in tennis is to watch a full match. I’ll include a long version and a short version: Short version: Games are made up of points. Games are played to 4 points, advancing from love (0), 15, 30, 40 and game. A game is won when a player at 40 wins. A tie at 40 is called deuce, and a player must win two points in a row from deuce to win. One player serves an entire game, then service alternates to the other player. Sets are made up of games. A player whens a set when he/she wins 6 games and has a 2-game lead. A match is made up of sets; a player who wins two sets wins the match (or, in the case of Grand Slam Men’s tournaments, a player who wins three sets wins the match). Long Version: If you think of it as levels of subdivisions, it is a little bit easier to understand. The entire player vs. player event is called a match; a match is broken into sets, which are
