Tennis Odds

Betting in Tennis – Tennis Odds

Football is called the king sport and also it is the most popular betting market worldwide except for USA. The second most popular betting market is the tennis and especially the big tournaments, like the Grand Slam or the Olympics.

As for the live betting, tennis has almost the same popularity like football. The main reason are the unstoppable action and the many different markets (set, games etc), which are look like a new and unique event.

Every set or game winner is equally as well-liked as the overall winner. Bettors have also found the players’ aces and double faults to be fascinating.

Rules

Tennis matches work in three phases: A game, a set and a match. A game is played until a player scores four points. A set is a collection of games played until a player has won six (or more) games. A match is played to a best-of-three or five sets. Championship matches are usually played over five sets.

Tie Break

If the set goes to 6-6 then a tie break is played. The tiebreak is won by the first player to win seven points by two points. This means the score can end up being very high (e.g. 15-13) or as low as 7-0 through 7-5. Whoever wins the tiebreak game, wins the set by a score of 7-6.

Tennis Points – Tennis Odds

The points are known as 15 (1 point), 30 (two points), 40 (three points) and the fourth would result in the winning point and the end of that game. The first player to reach six games wins the set, but they must be ahead by at least two games. If a player wins 5 games the other must win the set 7-5.

It is necessary to win a game by at least two points, so if the two players are drawn at 40 – 40 then the fourth point is not the winning one. A player must win two consecutive points: the first point, known as “advantage” and the game-winning point. If the opposing player scores the next point, the game once again heads to drawn.

Aces and Double Faults

Every attempt to win a point begins with serving. An ace is a serve that successfully lands in the service box and does not touch the receiving player’s racquet. A player in a tennis match has two serve opportunities or risk losing the point. When both the first and second serve are false, then a double fault is called, and the opponent receives the point.

Tennis Court

Tennis courts are divided into three basic categories, depending on their surface.

The majority of tennis courts in the world are hard. The Australian Open, which takes place in Melbourne each January, and the U.S. Open, which takes place in New York each September, falls under this category.

In Europe, however, most courts are clay. Every spring starts the clay season, which includes the French Open, the famous Roland Garros at the end of May.

Finally, there is the very attractive grass tennis (as the surface strongly favors attacking players) which thrives mainly in Britain where we will find the vast majority of grass courts. Although the grass season lasts only one month (June), it is not lacking in prestige at all, as it culminates at the beginning of June with the Wimbledon final, which for many remains today, the event with the greatest prestige.