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Tennis captivates the attention of people from all over the world, and the majority of people will take a swipe a tennis ball at some point in their lives. In addition, there is a population of people who regularly get on the court and hit a few balls across the net though they never understand the details of the sport , and more importantly how it is scored. And this is no surprise as the score structure of the game is not as obvious as it is for some other sports. And if you’ve ever looked at some of the Wimbledon scores charts, or those from other major tournaments, it might make your head spin. But of course, there are also those enthusiasts who have a complete understanding of the rules to the game and how it is scored. Cheers to you.

So, how do you score a tennis game and how is it structured? Well, first of all, it’s a tennis match and not a game. Secondly, it’s actually not that complicated and there are a few key terms to understand that will get you on your way. Oh, and Wimbledon tennis is structured no differently than any other tournaments, so once you can read their score chart, you’ll be good to go with all the others.

The basic structure of a tennis match includes points, games and sets. Yes, the word game does play into it at some point. A traditional tennis match concludes with a winner of the best of three sets. One of the unique aspects of tennis scoring is that there is a term that corresponds to specific point values. We’ve all heard the term love used, and this indicates there are no points achieved. I point is referred to as 13, two points is 30, three points is 40 and four points is game. The set is won when the first player achieves game and is at least two points over the opponent’s score. In addition, the score is called with the server’s score first, followed by the receiver’s. That is when you’ll here the term love, love and so on. And in the case of ties, with any point level of three or higher, the score is called as deuce.