Tennis Training Data

Top Male ATP Players

Strictly follow the Tennis Scoring below

Tennis Scoring System Explanation

Basic Scoring Hierarchy

Tennis matches are won by winning sets, sets are won by winning games, and games are won by winning points.

Point Scoring Within a Game

• 0 points = "Love"

• 1 point = "15"

• 2 points = "30"

• 3 points = "40"

• 4 points = Win the game (must win by 2 points)

Special situations:

• If both players reach 40-40, it's called "Deuce"

• From Deuce, a player must win 2 consecutive points to win the game

• First point after Deuce gives "Advantage" to that player

• If the player with Advantage wins the next point, they win the game

• If the opponent wins, it returns to Deuce

Game Scoring Within a Set

• First player to win 6 games wins the set

• Must win by at least 2 games (e.g., 6-4 is valid, but 6-5 continues)

• If the set reaches 6-6, a tiebreak is usually played (first to 7 points, win by 2)

Set Scoring Within a Match

• Most professional men's matches are best of 5 sets (first to win 3 sets)

• Women's matches and some men's tournaments are best of 3 sets (first to win 2 sets)

Reading the Scoreboard Display

Format: [Sets Won] [Games in Current Set] [Points in Current Game] [Current Point Score]

Example from your image:

1 SINNER ITA 2 6 0 15
2 ALCARAZ ESP 6 3 5 0

This means:

• Column 1-2: Set scores - Sinner won 2 sets, Alcaraz won 6 sets (Alcaraz leads 2-1 in sets)

• Column 3: Current set games - Sinner has 6 games, Alcaraz has 3 games in this set

• Column 4: Current game points - Sinner has 0 points (Love), Alcaraz has 5 games in the set (this appears to be showing set games)

• Final column: Current point score in the ongoing game - 15-0

Server indicator: The small icon (🎾) next to a player's name shows who is currently serving.

Common Terminology

• Love: Zero points or games

• 15-Love: Server has 15, opponent has 0

• 30-Love: Server has 30, opponent has 0

• 15-30: Server has 15, opponent has 30

• Break point: Opportunity for the non-server to win the game

• Set point: Opportunity to win the set

• Match point: Opportunity to win the match