Tennis Rules

Fixed Odds

Tennis

Outright Betting: All in compete or not.

Match Betting: In the event of a match starting but not being completed all 

bets on this match / set will be void. However on first set betting, bets will 

stand provided that the first set is completed. If a tennis match is delayed for 

any reason, for example change of schedule or bad weather, the official result 

will be used and all bets will stand until the result is given.

Correct Score: Predict the final set score for the match. If a match intended 

for 3 sets is inadvertently offered for 5, or vice versa, all correct score bets are 

void. If the match is not played to completion all bets are void.

First Set Correct Score: Predict the final score of the first set. If the first set 

is not completed all bets are void except for those bets the outcome of which 

has already been determined at the time of abandonment.

Player Handicap: Player(s) will be assessed a handicap which will be applied 

to the total number of games won. The whole match must be completed or all 

bets are void.

Under/ Over games:

First Set: The total number of games played in the first set. The set must be 

played to completion or all bets are void except for those bets the outcome of 

which has already been determined at the time of abandonment.

Example

If Federer v Nadal is abandoned with the score at 5-5 then all bets on over 9.5 

games are winning and all bets on under 9.5 games are losing, all bets on 

both under and over 10.5 games will be void.

Match: The total number of games played in the entire match. The whole 

match must be completed or all bets are void except for those bets the 

outcome of which has already been determined at the time of abandonment.

Total Games, Named Set: How many games will be played in the set named. 

If the set is not completed all bets are void except for those bets the outcome 

of which has already been determined at the time the match is stopped.16

Example 

Federer v Nadal is abandoned at 5-5 in the 1st set. Bets on 1st set under 9.5 

games are settled as losers, bets on 1st set over 9.5 games are settled as 

winners. Bets on under or over 10.5 games are settled as void.

Total Number of Sets: How many sets will be played in the match. The 

whole match must be completed or all bets are void.

Player Handicap: Player(s) will be assessed a handicap which will be applied 

to the total number of games won. The whole match must be completed or all 

bets are void.

Will There be a Tie Break: Will a Tie Break be played in the match? The 

whole match must be completed or all bets are void except for those bets the 

outcome of which has already been determined at the time of abandonment.

Super Tie Break
Some tournaments such as Japan F2 Doubles and Kofu Doubles ITF Woman make use of a Super Tie Break (first to 10). It is the punters responsibility to know the rules of these tournaments before betting on markets such as total games. Bet.co.za will take no responsibilty over such instances where punters never knew the rules of these tournaments. 

All bets will stand unless they have not been settled before a retirement in which case they will be void.