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 Jun 20 2005, 02:43 PM
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Kayso...... I know absolutely nothing about tennis. All I know is there are bright green balls that always seem to catch my eye, rackets, and last time I played when I was 9, I smacked the ball into a car.
 Nonetheless, my boyfriend Drew plays Varsity tennis for his school, and my other friend Drew is pretty much the biggest tennis fanatic I've met. They're both trying to get me to watch it, and so I watched a bit of the game today. I'm very intrigued. I'm pretty clueless about what's going on and how many points each serve is worth, but it's very entertaining. Anyway... is anyone else watching the game? |
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Jun 20 2005, 10:59 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
*sigh* I love watching tennis, but I am occupied with watching the NBA finals and whatnot. I still don't know all the rules, but this might help you learn a but more about the sport =]
QUOTE A tennis match usually comprises one to five sets. A set consists of a number of games, which in turn consist of points. Matches consist of an odd number of multiple sets, the match winner being the player that wins more than half of the sets. The match ends as soon as this winning condition is met. Some matches may consist of five sets (the winner being the first to win three sets), while most matches are three sets (the winner being the first to win two sets). A set consists of a sequence of games played with service alternating between games, ending when the count of games won meets certain criteria. Typically, when a player wins a set when he wins at least six games and at least two games more than their opponent. A game consists of a sequence of points played with the same player serving, and is won by the first player to have won at least four points and at least two points more than their opponent. The running score of each game is described in a manner particular to tennis: scores of zero to three points are described as "love" (or "zero"), "fifteen", "thirty", and "forty". here is the useful article (in case you were bored): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis#Scoring |
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Jun 23 2005, 04:32 PM
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 Newbie Group: Member Posts: 7 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 155,912 |
alot of my friends are talking about Wimbledon, i sorta want to watch, could anyone tell me the channel or network?
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Jun 24 2005, 10:39 AM
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 This bitch better work! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,681 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,095 |
omg, I PLAY TENNIS!!!
 i love it.i watching it right now! =D |
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Jun 25 2005, 10:09 PM
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 chauvinist? Group: Member Posts: 73 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 151,392 |
roddick definitely... like he serves the best aces in the world!!!
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Jun 30 2005, 02:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 2,087 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 36,491 |
i love tennis, well playing it and watching other people play. but im not much into watching wimbledon
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Jun 30 2005, 09:12 PM
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 Newbie Group: Member Posts: 6 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 124,053 |
i play tennis and it's awesome... i was watching a little of wimboltin (which is spelled completely wrong i know), but they were doing pretty good. Is Venus or Serena still playing? anyways... which ever one is still playing was playing some russian chick/whatever and it got down to a tie breaker for the whole match, it was really cool. well i think so.
i swear i'm not as ditzy as i sound lol
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Jun 30 2005, 11:06 PM
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 RiKACHANtEL Group: Member Posts: 3,876 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 51,230 |
i'm sooo glad that venus won today
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Jul 1 2005, 12:57 AM
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THE FEDERATION BABY! And Roddick too.
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Jul 2 2005, 02:00 AM
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crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
wowww, tennis is like my addiction now. I didn't know who I was rooting for in the Venus v. Maria match, but I was happy that Venus won. Maria's only 18, she has a lot of time.
Andy Roddick = 
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Jul 2 2005, 08:50 PM
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 Day's Nearly Over Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,553 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 45,183 |
I play video game tennis! It's fun!
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Jul 3 2005, 10:47 AM
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crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....Andy lost.
 But wow! Roger Federer is so awesome, I must admit! |
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Jul 26 2005, 09:40 PM
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 SAXY kathy Group: Member Posts: 535 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 150,550 |
umm... i like teh movie! :D tennis is kinda exciting. i just learned how to play a few weeks ago. its actually pretty fun too!
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Jul 26 2005, 09:45 PM
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 I intend to live forever-so far, so good. Group: Member Posts: 2,820 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,137 |
nope im not a big fan
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Jul 26 2005, 09:47 PM
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♥ Group: Official Member Posts: 4,066 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,393 |
Wow, this topic was dead. And now it's alive again. Heh.
My boyfriend made fun of me because I forgot he watches it, even though he's on Varsity Tennis. Oops. |
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Jul 27 2005, 04:27 PM
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EphemeralStyles Inc. Group: Member Posts: 43 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 185,243 |
I <3 tennis. I <3 playing.
Yeah, I almost cried when Federer won. Yes, I'm very emotional with sports. If your wondering, I'm crying because I'm happy that he won  . Too bad Davenport didn't win though...
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Aug 2 2005, 02:39 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 797 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 169,144 |
I watch tennis all the time. Yeah i was watching Wimbledon. Can't wait for the US Open.
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| *midnite blaze* |
Aug 11 2005, 12:09 PM
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i dont really like federer. hes like TOO good. he beat roddick at wimbeldon! i love roddick!! darnn. and i hoped davenport would win too. whens the US Open? i hope Roddick or like Agassi wins. they're american! =)
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Aug 16 2005, 05:35 PM
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 sunshiine Group: Member Posts: 1,080 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,360 |
i can play tennis but not really into it as much as watching wimbledon.. however, i did learn about the scoring after reading this thread =)
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Aug 16 2005, 05:52 PM
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 *scribble scribble* Group: Member Posts: 1,314 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 119,610 |
i only watched the quarterfinals, semis, and final...well part of them anyway.
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Aug 19 2005, 09:23 AM
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 Always Move Fast Group: Member Posts: 167 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 192,635 |
wow i love tennis...i play every single day as much as i can. I pretty much come from a tennis playing family. I love Andy Roddick as Much as i love Roger Federer. Its SO hard to decided, but im glad federer won...:]
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Aug 19 2005, 11:57 AM
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 lx Group: Member Posts: 300 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,440 |
tennis is so much fun, it's really cool when you watch pros play
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Aug 20 2005, 09:32 AM
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 跡部様 Group: Member Posts: 243 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 186,886 |
I watched it at school when it's some time.....(x___X)
I don't watch it that much with real people. I watch Tennis no Oujisama, but I still love tennis! You should play! It's good for hand and eye coordination! I think.... |
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Apr 4 2006, 04:03 PM
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ed Group: Member Posts: 317 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 387,470 |
moved to interests -> sports forum
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Apr 11 2006, 06:59 PM
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lx Group: Member Posts: 300 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,440 |
tennis is fun to watch, I think the US Open is the most entertaining
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