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You have the advantage, then your opponent wins the next point. What is the score now?
Back to deuce. You need two points in a row after deuce.
- Your opponent's game
- Your opponent's advantage
- Deuce again ✔
Why: If the opponent wins the point after an advantage, the score goes back to deuce. To win, you need two points in a row right after deuce.
Huh, didn't know that: Under the normal rules there is no limit on deuces, so a game can, in theory, go on forever.
My tennis game keeps going back to deuce. It is the boomerang of scores.
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References
Answer: Deuce again. If the opponent wins the point after an advantage, the score goes back to deuce. To win, you need two points in a row right after deuce.
- ITF 2026 Rules of Tennis, Rule 5 Score in a Game www.itftennis.com/media/7221/2026-rules-of-tennis-english.pdf
A player/team needs to win two consecutive points immediately after
Checked 2026-10-12.
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