Scoring

A tennis match consists of sets, the first to win a certain number of sets is the winner. Each set consists of games.
The tally of points is quite particular: when a player wins his first point your scorecard is 15, when you win 2 points 30, and when you win 3 points 40.
The player who wins the set is the one who gets to 6 games with a difference of two. If a player reaches 6 games, but with a difference of 1, will have to play tie-breakers "in which the outcome of the set is played by points until someone manages to get to 7 points, with difference of 2.

Rules

The rules of tennis have not changed much since the 1890s. Two exceptions are that from 1908 to 1960 the server had to keep one foot on the ground at all times, and then the adoption of the tie-break in the 1970s. A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point challenge system, which allows a player to challenge the line (or chair) umpire's call of a point.

History

The sport of tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis".After its creation, tennis spread throughout the upper-class English-speaking population before spreading around the world.

Definition

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each. Each player uses a racquet that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt past a net into the opponent's court.
Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including people in wheelchairs.