Thirty30 Tennis - Rule Change included in UKs Tennis Threads Magazine
Updated: Feb 19, 2020
An article detailing the Thirty30 tennis scoring method appeared in the April 2018 edition of Tennis Threads magazine - To read the article click here.
In April 2018, the "Golden Game" Rule, played at 6 games all, was replaced with the 9 point tie-break - For further information click here.
A follow-up article that details the removal of the "Golden Game" from Rule #3 has appeared in the Tennis Threads May 2018 edition.
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The article appears on page 93 and is part of the Tennis Industry Association (TIA) UK News and is titled "Thirty30 Rule Change".
The article can also be read here:
Thirty30 Rule Change
Following early trialing feedback, Thirty30 has decided to remove the sudden death “Golden Game” from Rule #3 where it was used to decide a set that reaches 6 games all.
Creator of the new scoring system Mark Milne stated “The “Golden Game” is unfair, too brutal and too radical a change.”
The “Golden Game” is replaced with a “9-point tie-break”, i.e. first to 5 points, with a sudden-death point played at 4 - 4, and is listed in Appendix V of the ITF Rules of Tennis as a “Short Set Tie-Break”.
The “order and number of serves” is:
A B B A / change ends / A B B A A
The “9-point tie-break” provides a fairer and more fitting climax to a hard fought set that has reached 6 games all and also retains the tradition of deciding a “6-6” set with a tie-break.
The May 2018 edition is "Issue 5 Vol 2", and can be purchased online for £5 at:
https://tennisthreads.net/shop-now/
Since trialling of Thirty30 was launched all over the world at the end of December 2017 it has been receiving very encouraging feedback (now 110+) and this can be found on the page link below:
https://www.thirty30tennis.com/testimonials
Thirty30 tennis – FEELS, LOOKS and SOUNDS like traditional tennis!
Thirty30 tennis – Where EVERY Point REALLY Counts!
Thirty30 tennis – Have You Tried It Yet?
Any questions? Please contact:
Mark J Milne, Arbroath, Scotland
Creator of Thirty30 tennis
