The Big Picture — Part 3 of 3

Learning Objective:
Understand how points stack up into games, games into sets, and sets into matches.
Let's See a Real World Example!
▶ WATCH: Rafael Nadal defeats Daniil Medvedev in epic 5-set match | 2019 US Open Highlights

Note:

Pay attention to the scores displayed in the bottom left corner of the screen to see how points accumulate within each game, how games build into sets between the players.
  • Notice how the players must score four times (points) before winning a game.
  • After scoring a fourth point at 2:39, Nadal wins another game.
  • At 3:25, Medvedev secures two more games, pushing the score to 6-4, which allows him to win one set.
  • Nadal and Medvedev continue to battle out the sets, until Nadal finally defeats Medvedev after winning his 5th set.