tennis scoring is unorthodox, but it's quite simple when you break it down piece by piece and point by point. Tennis matches work in three phases: A game, a set and a match. A game is played ...

Tie-breaks occur in tennis when a set reaches 6-6 in games. It is then the first player to win seven points in the tie-break with at least a two-point margin. This could be 7-5, 7-4, 7-3 ...