Tennis guides
The rules, the scoring and how to play, answered in plain English.
Tools
Tennis scorer
Keep score on your phone: 15-30-40, deuce, tie-breaks and sets, with the Grand Slam and doubles final-set options.
Playing
Tennis court surfaces explained
Grass, clay and hard courts: how each one plays and who it suits.
Tennis court size and dimensions
Singles and doubles courts, the net, the service boxes and the run-off, measured.
Rules and scoring
Tennis rules explained
Serving, faults, lets, lines and the rules everyone gets wrong.
Tennis scoring explained
Love, 15, 30, 40, deuce, tie-breaks and why tennis counts that way.
The tie-break explained
Who serves when, first to seven, the ten-point match tie-break, and deciding sets at the Slams.
Tennis terms explained
Ace, break point, bagel, lucky loser, walkover and more.
Tournaments
The four Grand Slams explained
Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open: when, where, surfaces and UK TV.
How tennis rankings work
ATP and WTA ranking points, the 52-week rolling system, and what each event is worth.
Wimbledon explained
The dates, the grass, the all-white rule, the Queue and the ballot, and how to watch free.