The Insidious Rise of Fast4
The “global launch” of Fast4 tennis occurred in January 2015 at a series of exhibitions sponsored by Tennis Australia. The first event featured an exhibitionRead More
2 responsesCricket: The Ticket to Fast4?
As has been mentioned before, I am an engineer. Engineers are sometimes observed to be somewhat lacking in the area of interpersonal skills. My theoryRead More
1 responseWhodunnit: Fast4
Today I will remain on the Fast4 rabbit trail by attempting to solve the mystery of who inflicted this scoring system on the rest of tennis.
1 responseThis Ain’t My First Fast 4 Rodeo
In a nutshell, the Fast4 Format consists of “Short” sets, where the winner of each set is the first to win 4 games. A tie-break game is played if the score reaches 3-3 or 4-4 “at the discretion of the sanctioning body.” The decision of the game count when the tie-break should be played seems to be roughly 50-50 in actual usage across events.
2 responsesGetting a Little Short with Short Set Formats
The first alternative set scoring format defined in Appendix V is “Short” sets. The placement of the quotation marks around the “Short” is provided courtesyRead More
Suddenly Sets
I am startled to find that my last post completed the score in a game section and that it is now time to move intoRead More
Additional No-Ad Rules
When the score reaches deuce in a No-Ad game, the receiving team/player gets to select the service court of the deciding point with the exceptionRead More
No Love for No-Ad
I want to be snarky about No-Ad scoring. Pulling back the curtain a bit, I am striving for “informative, smart, and funny” in every post,Read More
You got trouble my friends, you got trouble right here in Appendix V…
The subject of Appendix V is alternative scoring methods. Front and center of alternative scoring systems is “No-Ad” which is short for no reasonable person would want to play that format, or possibly according to other less-credible sources, “No Advantage.”
Tennis Hand Jive
As a special Valentine’s Day treat, it was my intention to attempt to completely close out the Score in a Game section of the FriendRead More