How tennis games add up on a slip

A match win with fewer games won

Take a completed match won 7-6, 0-6, 6-4. The winner took two sets but won only 13 games to the opponent's 16. The opponent covers a +1.5 game handicap even though they lose the match.

Questions people ask

How many games does a 7-6 set contribute?

Thirteen. The tiebreak is the thirteenth game. Its individual points do not add extra games to a set total.

What was the total across those three sets?

Add 13 games in the first set, six in the second and ten in the third. The match had 29 games, so over 28.5 wins.

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