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chrise

10th November 2012, 13:04
I know it's a cheek, but I need an explanation, please.
I'm watching the doubles tennis, waiting for the rugby to start, and I've just seen a game at deuce settled with one point, served to the advantage court (i.e. not two points). Have the rules been changed without anyone telling me?
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ab

10th November 2012, 13:16
From Wikipedia- "A popular alternative to advantage scoring is "no-advantage" (or "no-ad") scoring, developed by James Van Alen in order to shorten match playing time. No-advantage scoring is a scoring method in which the first player to reach four points wins the game. No-ad scoring eliminates the requirement that a player must win by two points. Therefore, if the game is tied at deuce, the next player to win a point wins the game. This method of scoring is used in most professional doubles matches."
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chrise

10th November 2012, 13:20
Thanks very much, AB. I have never come across this before in all my years of playing and watching the game (though not very much recently). Is the deciding point always played to the advantage court, do you know?
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aristophanes

10th November 2012, 13:24
Could you explain that in three words or fewer, AB? This new long-winded style of yours is a bit disconcerting.
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magworth

10th November 2012, 13:33
What puzzles me is.......Andy M was beaten by Djokavic; now he`s in the semi-finals. How?
Mags.
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chrise

10th November 2012, 13:36
I think they started in two "pools" - Murray came second in his pool.
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bernie

10th November 2012, 13:37
The first stage is "round robin", not knockout. The top two of each group go through to the semi finals.
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magworth

10th November 2012, 13:43
Ah, that`s it. Thank you. I was glad to see Andy was still in. Mags.
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chrise

10th November 2012, 13:46
Now they seem to be playing another tie-break instead of a third set!
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rossim

10th November 2012, 13:51
It avoids the 70/68 scenario! I've also seen tournaments where the tie-break goes to 10 instead of 7.
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