Ball has to stay inside the lines and not hit the net.
Points go 0-15-30-40-game. You have to win a game by two points, so if both are on 40, you go to duece-advantage(player)-game. It's not hard.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:00, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

someone once told me that it was 0-15-30-45-game.
And that 40 is only used if it's closer than a point, but so that 45 indicates advantage in a close game. Something about old indoor tennis using clocks to Mark scores. Although this is almost definitely bullshit.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:05, Reply)

There seems to be some evidence for it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_score#History
(PsychoChomp, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:10, Reply)

THe evidence being a wikipedia page covered in "Citation needed"?
Come on Chompy, you're better than this.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:12, Reply)

sometimes, he really isn't

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:13, Reply)

With this sort of slap dash research I don't think i want him to work for me any more

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:16, Reply)

I didn't say it was conclusive evidence.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:15, Reply)