# Law 5: Score in a Game (ITF Rules of Tennis)

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How a game is scored: the calls from love to game, deuce and advantage, the tie-break game and who serves in it, and the No-Ad game with its deciding point.

## 5.51 Score in a Game

The standard game, deuce and advantage, the tie-break game, and No-Ad scoring.

### Test 1: The standard game

- A standard game starts at love; 'zero' is the call in a tie-break game. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5a)
- The server's score always comes first in the call. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5a)
- The calls run 15, 30 and 40 before the game. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5a)
- Three points each is deuce, whatever happens next. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5a)
- Losing the point after advantage takes the game back to deuce. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5a)
- Advantage, then game: two consecutive points from deuce. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5a)
- Two points is 30, three is 40, and the server's score comes first. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5a)
- From two points behind, to one behind, to level, to one ahead after deuce. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5a)
- Each point after deuce moves the call one step towards one side. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5a)
- Three points each is called deuce. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5a)

### Test 2: The tie-break game and No-Ad scoring

- The tie-break goes on past seven until one side leads by two. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5b)
- Service order carries on: the next server in turn starts the tie-break. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5b)
- The opponent serves points two and three, then the sides alternate every two points. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5b)
- Serving first in the tie-break means receiving first in the next set. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5b)
- No-Ad replaces advantage with one point that settles the game. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Appendix VI (No-Ad scoring))
- The receiving side chooses the half of the court to receive from. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Appendix VI (No-Ad scoring))
- The receiving team cannot swap positions for it. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Appendix VI (No-Ad scoring))
- One serve to start, then two each in turn. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5b)
- At deuce the receiver chooses the court and one point decides it. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Appendix VI (No-Ad scoring))
- At 7-6 nobody has won yet: a gap of two is needed. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5b)

Sources: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 5 with Appendix VI (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

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