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Both players have won two points in a game. How is the score announced?

30 all. The word all means the score is tied.

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  1. 30 to 30 deuce
  2. 30 all ✔
  3. Love all

Why: When the score is tied in a game or set, players say all. Two points each is 30 all. The only tied score with its own name is 40 all, which is deuce.

Huh, didn't know that: The same word works for games in a set too, so four games each is announced as four all.

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My tennis match was so even, the umpire just kept saying all, all, all. It sounded like a cheerleader.
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Answer: 30 all. When the score is tied in a game or set, players say all. Two points each is 30 all. The only tied score with its own name is 40 all, which is deuce.

  1. USTA, Scoring Points and Tennis Sets www.usta.com/en/home/improve/tips-and-instruction/national/tennis-scoring-rules.html
    if you and your opponent have both won two points in the game, the score would be 30-all
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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