Thirty30 tennis does not upset the fundamental scoring system of conventional tennis and maintains the DNA of traditional tennis. (1) Sets to 6 games (lead by 2) are retained. e.g. a best-of-3 sets match can be won by 7-6(3), 2-6, 8-6 - the match result looks identical to that produced using the traditional scoring method, unlike: - FAST4 (e.g. 4-1, 2-4, 4-3) or - 10-Point Match Tie-Break (e.g. 10-6) or - Patrick Mouratoglou's Ultimate Tennis Showdown's timed tennis of four 8-minute quarters using tie-break like scoring (e.g. 14-9, 17-8, 13-11) or - 8-game Pro-Set (e.g. 8-5) (2) The 'deuce ..read more

Do you ever sit watching today's tennis and find that matches are too long, too slow moving, monotonous and not very exciting, even quite possibly boring? Also, do you ever wonder why many of the stadiums are frequently partially empty at events held outwith the 4 Grand Slams? Then, here is a possible solution... Thirty30 tennis - tennis with a difference! Thirty30 tennis is the shorter faster moving scoring format where ONLY the following points are played: 30-30 ("thirty-thirty"), 40-30, 30-40, 40-40 ("deuce") and Advantage points. - more "big" pressure points - every second point played is ..read more

Mark Milne, Creator of Thirty30 tennis, was recently interviewed by Ashley Hart, Founder and Owner of She Plays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItlV546l6-Q In this episode of the Sports Break Podcast, we talk with Mark Milne, the Founder of Thirty30 Tennis about the evolution of tennis. Podcast Timestamp: 0:00 Introduction 0:56 How he got involved in racket sports 8:58 How did he grow the sport and connect with people who love tennis 19:00 The mindset of playing tennis 21:25 What's on the horizon for Thirty30 Tennis? 26:13 How to keep up with Thirty30 Tennis She Plays is the first US site fo ..read more

Introducing Thirty30 International Sports Group's alternative shorter and faster-paced scoring formats for (1) Tennis, (2) Padel and (3) Pickleball. ,(1) Tennis https://www.thirty30tennis.com/post/welcome-to-thirty30-tennis-an-alternative-shorter-and-faster-paced-scoring-format ,,www.thirty30tennis.com ,(2) Padel https://www.thirty30tennis.com/post/welcome-to-thirty30-padel-an-alternative-shorter-and-faster-paced-scoring-format ,,www.thirty30padel.com ,(3) Pickleball https://www.thirty30tennis.com/post/welcome-to-thirty30-pickleball-an-alternative-shorter-and-faster-paced-scoring-format ..read more

About Thirty30 Tennis Thirty30 Tennis is part of Thirty30 International Sports Group’s family that includes Tennis, Padel and Pickleball. Thirty30 Tennis is a shortened format of tennis where every point really counts and can be described as the tennis equivalent of the Twenty20 format of cricket. Thirty30 Tennis provides recreational and professional tennis players with an alternative shorter and faster-paced scoring format. Thirty30 Tennis produces shorter, faster-paced more dynamic and more exciting matches that still FEEL, LOOK and SOUND like traditional matches. Thirty30 Tennis takes awa ..read more

About Thirty30 Pickleball Thirty30 Pickleball is part of Thirty30 International Sports Group’s family that includes Tennis, Padel and Pickleball. Thirty30 Pickleball is a shortened format of pickleball where every point really counts and can be described as the pickleball equivalent of the Twenty20 format of cricket. Thirty30 Pickleball provides recreational and professional pickleball players with an alternative shorter and faster-paced scoring format. Thirty30 Pickleball produces shorter, faster-paced more dynamic and more exciting matches that still FEEL, LOOK and SOUND like traditional te ..read more

About Thirty30 Padel Thirty30 Padel is part of Thirty30 International Sports Group’s family that includes Tennis, Padel and Pickleball. Thirty30 Padel is a shortened format of padel where every point really counts and can be described as the padel equivalent of the Twenty20 format of cricket. Thirty30 Padel provides recreational and professional padel players with an alternative shorter and faster-paced scoring format. Thirty30 Padel produces shorter, faster-paced more dynamic and more exciting matches that still FEEL, LOOK and SOUND like traditional matches. Thirty30 Padel takes away the "de ..read more

An alternative shorter and faster-paced match format to the "United Cup" is "Thirty30 'Big Smash' Mixed Gender Team Tennis." Comparing the two 'Mixed Gender Team Tennis' match formats: OPTION (A): United Cup 5 Rubbers: Day 1: Men's singles #1 (1 point) Women's singles #1 (1 point) Day 2: Men's Singles #2 (1 point) If required - Women's singles #2 (1 point) If required - Mixed doubles (1 point) Total = 5 points : First team to 3 points wins the match. At least 3 rubbers are guaranteed to be 'live'. There is a ‘high’ chance of ‘dead’ rubbers being played. Estimated time (5 rubbers - 1 court ..read more

At the recent Coach the Coaches Workshop in Vienna, I made an online presentation entitled “Introducing Thirty30 Tennis”. My presentation is now available to view below. https://youtu.be/2nH_k35YQWM ,www.thirty30tennis.com ..read more

What are the Tennis Open Data Standards? The Tennis Open Data Standards (TODS) are a set of specifications and requirements for transferring data from one party to another. The TODS project is led by the ITF but with input and collaboration from an ever-growing number of tennis industry stakeholders. It seeks to establish: 1. Industry specifications & standards for representing tennis data. 2. A commonly understood format and methods for exchanging that data. 3. Widespread adoption of data standards throughout the global tennis community. There are a total of 6 unique “MatchUp Format Code ..read more