Tennis Rules

What is Tennis?

Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles)

In This Article:
General Rules
Live Tennis Settlement

Outright Markets
Outright Rules
Name The Finalist
Final Forecast
Tie Winner
Winning Quarter
Quarter Winner

Main Markets
Tennis Boosted Enhanced Accumulators / Crowd Boosted Favourites Accumulators
Match Betting
RequestABet

Extra Markets
Set Betting Rules
Games Betting Rules
Game, Set & Match
Match Doubles
Match Trebles
Tie-Break in Match? Yes/No
Match Dominance
Serve Dominance
Statistics Betting
Match Supremacy
Not to be Broken
Total Break Points Played in the Match

Madrid ATP & WTA Virtual Pro
Laver Cup Rules

General Rules

In the event of any of the following circumstances all bets will stand:

A change of schedule or weather delay which affects the time or date of a match
A change of venue
A change from indoor court to outdoor court or vice versa
A change of surface (either before or during a match)
All Outright bets will be unaffected by any change of surface or venue.
In the event of any mid-match delays, bets will still stand.
All tournament Results/Statistics shall be settled using the official Tournament website.
Any Tennis events that do not take placed within the same calendar year as quoted within the market, e.g. 'French Open 2020 Outright' will be made void.
Any tournament outright's that are abandoned without completion will be made void.
Any matches not played due to a tournament being abandoned will be made void.
If a player is competing in singles and doubles events at the same tournament, all outright and boosted outright selections will apply to the singles event only, unless otherwise specified.

Retirement Rules

Time of Retirement / Disqualification: Before End Of 1st Set
Tournament Type: ATP/WTA/Grand Slam/Challenger/ Davis & Fed Cup/ITF/UTR/Exhibitions
Market: Match Odds
Settlement: Void
Market: All Other Markets
Settlement: Void (if undetermined)
Time of Retirement / Disqualification: After End Of 1st Set
Tournament Type: ATP/WTA/Grand Slam/Challenger/ Davis & Fed Cup
Market: Match Odds
Settlement: Win/Void
Tournament Type: ITF/UTR/Exhibitions
Market: Match OddsSettlement: Void
Tournament Type: ATP/WTA/Grand Slam/Challenger/ Davis & Fed Cup/ITF/UTR/Exhibitions
Market: All Other Markets
Settlement: Void (if undetermined)

Live Tennis Results Settlement

Live Settlement will occur in real time and will be taken from the feed supplied by our service providers.
All markets will be settled on the basis of official scoring providers or official tournament websites (and in the event of any discrepancies between data of official scoring providers and that of tournament websites, the data of official scoring providers will take precedence).
When there is no resulting on the official Tournament website, then we shall settle based on the feed supplied by our service providers.

Outright Rules

Tournament Winner

You're betting on: which player wins the tournament outright

If a player does not take part in an event bets on that selection will be void.
If a player is disqualified bets on that selection will be settled as losers.
Sky Bet will refund all losing tournament outright bets, if the player you have bet on has withdrawn at any stage through injury.

Name the Finalists

You're betting on: which two players will contest the final of the tournament.

If a player does not take part in an event bets on that selection will be void

Final Forecast

You're betting on: which player will beat which opponent in the final of the tournament

If a player does not take part in an event bets on that selection will be void.

Tie Winner

You're betting on: which selection will win the Tie.

If a Tie does not take place then bets will be void

Tie Winner (IPTL only)

You're betting on: the team that wins the most games accumulated from all five sets

If a match is tied after five sets a 'Super Shoot Out' will determine the winner of this market.

Winning Quarter

You're betting on: from which quarter (1st, 2nd etc.) will the eventual winner of the tournament emerge.

Quarter Winner

You're betting on: which player will win their quarter

If a named player does not take part in an event bets on that selection will be void.

Player(s) X' v The Field

You're betting on: whether the named player(s) will win the tournament OR the remaining players i.e. the field

If the named player(s) does not take part in an event, bets on that selection will be void.

ATP Season Specials - Top Nationality

You're betting on: Which player from a named country will have the highest ATP singles ranking at the end of the season.

Athlete specials

You're betting on: A range of specials offered for the named athlete.

Bets are void if the named athlete does not start a specific event.

Main Markets

Tennis Boosted Enhanced Accumulators / Crowd Boosted Favourites Accumulators

If one of the selections contained within the boosted enhanced accumulator is void due to our Withdrawal/Retirement rules, we'll use the prices of the remaining selections to offer an enhanced price as well. e.g. A treble would become a double and the total odds will be greater than the starting price of each of the two selections combined together.

Match Betting

You're betting on: who will win the match

Please see retirement rules at the top of this page for details on how this market is settled in the event of a retirement.
If there is a change to the total number of sets to be played, bets to win the match will stand.
In the event of a disqualification, bets on the player who is deemed to be the winner under tournament rules as a result of the disqualification will still stand. All bets on the disqualified player will be made void.

RequestABets

For example, If the RequestABet is 'Djokovic to win the 1st set & win the match 3 sets to 1', and Djokovic wins the 1st set but their opponent then retires, then this bet would be made void.

RequestABet Insurance

RequestABet Insurance applies to all pre-match bets placed within the 'RequestABet Insurance' titled markets.

Should any selection in your bet not take place/take part in the event then the entire selection shall be settled as void.

The best part of betting on RequestABet Insurance selections is that the bet will be settled as void should exactly ONE selection in the multi lose, for example:

-Djokovic to win Wimbledon (Win) Nadal to win French Open (Win) Federer to win US Open (Win) - Winning Bet
-Djokovic to win Wimbledon (Win) Nadal to win French Open (Win) Murray to win US Open (Lose) - Void Bet
-Djokovic to win Wimbledon (Win) Thiem to win French Open (Lose) Murray to win US Open (Lose) - Losing Bet

If exactly one selection in your RequestABet insurance bet loses, your stake will be returned to your balance as cash.
We will endeavour to settle these bets as soon as the outcome is known.
Sky Betting & Gaming reserves the right not to price/offer certain selections.
For any obvious wording errors we reserve the right to void any bets placed on that selection, for which we will offer the bet to be re-placed with the correct wording.
Cashout not available on RequestABet Insurance markets.
Usual RequestABet and Sports Rules apply.

Extra Markets

Set Betting

The rules below govern the following markets: Set Betting, Set Exacta & Set Whitewash & Set Betting 2 Chances
If there is a change to the total number of sets to be played bets will be void.
The rules below govern the following markets: Total Sets, To Win a Set, Both to Win a Set, to Win 2 Sets & Both to Win a Set and Player win
If there is a change to the total number of sets to be played bets will be void.

Current Set Betting

The rules below govern the following markets: Current Set Winner, Current Set Score, Tie Break in Current Set, IPTL Set Winner, IPTL Set Winner (Doubles)

If the set is not completed, bets will be void. Alternatively:

Tie Break Correct Score: If a tie break doesn't take place, bets will be void otherwise bets will be settled on score of the relevant tie break.
IPTL Set Winner: Please note that sets in this competition are played first to 6 games but with a 4 minute 'shoot out' played if the set reaches 5-5. Set Winners in the same match cannot be combined within the same multiple.
IPTL Set Winner (Doubles): Bets will be settled on the team winning the set. Any substitutions made will not affect settlement.

Next Set Betting

The rules below govern the following markets: Next Set Winner, Next Set Correct Score, IPTL Set Winner, IPTL Set Winner (Doubles)

Next Set bets are singles only
If the set is not completed, bets will be void. Alternatively:
IPTL Set Winner: Please note that sets in this competition are played first to 6 games but with a 4 minute 'shoot out' played if the set reaches 5-5. Set Winners in the same match cannot be combined within the same multiple.
IPTL Set Winner (Doubles): Bets will be settled on the team winning the set. Any substitutions made will not affect settlement.

IPTL Tie Correct Score (in Sets)

You're betting on: the score of the tie in terms of sets won by each team

The winning selection in this market will be determined by the winners of each set in the tie.

Games Betting

The rules below govern the following markets: Handicap Betting, Total Games, Total Games Live, Current Set Games, Next Set Games & Total Games Odd/Even

In Matches where a Championship Tie Break is played in the final set, for betting purposes this will only count as 1 game.
If there is a change to the total number of sets to be played bets will be void.

Next Game Betting

The player who is due to serve the game is denoted by (server). If the wrong player is indicated as (server) then any bets taken on that Next Game will be void, regardless of the result.

The rules below govern the following markets: Game Winner

Next Game bets are singles only
If any game is not completed, bets on that particular game will be void. If the umpire awards a penalty game, all bets on that game will be void.
In the event of a tie break, a separate market entitled 'tie-break winner' may be offered. A tie break will not be covered under the next game market and all bets placed on that particular game will be void.

The rules below govern the following markets: Next Game Score

If any game is not completed, bets on that particular game will be void. If the umpire awards a penalty game, all bets on that game will be void.

The rules below govern the following markets:

-Next Game Receiving Points

-Next Game 1st Point

-Break Point in Next Game?

-Deuce in Next Game?

-Next Game Points

-Ace in Next Game

-Double Fault in Next Game

If any game is not completed, bets on that particular game will be void unless the settlement of the bet has already been determined. If the umpire awards a penalty game, all bets on that game will be void.
Next Game 1st Point - 1st Serve: The market will be settled on the first legal serve of the game. This means that if there is a let played or a point replayed for any purpose, the market will be settled on the completed point only.

Player Exact Games Winning Margin

You are betting on: The named player to win the match & win the specified number of games more than their opponent.

Betting on a player to win by 0 or negative involves the named player winning the match but not scoring more total games than their opponent.

Early Match Specials & Set X Specials

Your bet applies to the games specified in the selection name. For example, "First 2 games - both players to serve an ace" or "Games 6 & 7 - server to win each game to 0 or 15". In the Set X Specials market, bets apply only to the set specified in the market name. In the event that all the specified games aren't completed, bets will be void unless a result has already been established.

Game, Set & Match
You're betting on: the named player to complete the specified actions in the bet. Bets settled according to the individual rules of each component market.

Match Specials
If there is a change to the total number of sets to be played bets will be void unless the settlement of the bet has already been determined.

Match Doubles
You're betting on: which player will win the two named markets

Equal number of aces or equal number of double faults will be deemed as a losing bet

Match Trebles
You're betting on: which player will win the three named markets

Equal number of aces or equal number of double faults will be deemed as a losing bet

Each set to be decided by a Tie-Break
You're betting on: whether each set will go to a tie-break e.g. have set score of 7-6 or 6-7.

Betting applies regardless of the number of sets.

Tie-Break Triumph
You're betting on: a player to win in straight sets 2-0 or 3-0 and to win each set 7-6.

If any completed set is 6-0, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 or 7-5, the bet will be settled as a loser.

Tie-Break in Match? Yes/No
You're betting on: a tie-break taking place in the match.

Only conventional tie-breaks played at 6-6 in a set count towards this market. All tie-breaks which replace the final set of a match do not count for settlement purposes.

Match Dominance
You're betting on: a player to win in straight sets 2-0 or 3-0 and to win each set 6-0, 6-1 or 6-2.

If any completed set is 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 or 7-6, then the bet will be settled as a loser.

Serve Dominance
You're betting on: a player to win the match and not have their serve broken.
You're betting on: a player to win the match and not face a break point on their serve.

Statistics Betting
The rules below govern the following markets: Aces, Double Faults, Break Points and breaks of serve.

The loss of serve in a tie break does not count as a break or a player being broken. The terms "break" or "broken" refer to the loss of a full service game only.
In the event of ties, if no tie price is offered, bets will be void
All stats markets will be settled on the basis of official scoring providers or official tournament websites (and in the event of any discrepancies between data of official scoring providers and that of tournament websites, the data of official scoring providers will take precedence).

Match Supremacy
You're betting on: a player to win in straight sets 2-0 or 3-0 and to win each set 6-3 or 6-4.

If any completed set is 6-0, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5 or 7-6, the bet will be settled as a loser.

Not to be Broken
You're betting on: a player to win every one of their own service games.

The player must not be broken at any point during the match.

Total Break Points Played in the Match
You're betting on: Total number of Break Point played in a match.

1st Set Commentary Bingo (Wimbledon)

Bets Settled on Exact Words spoken by any of the BBC TV commentators.
Bets Settled on the 1st set only.
Bets Settled From the 1st serve of the 1st game in the 1st set until the final point of the 1st set has been won.
Studio Guests do not count.

Yes/No

You're betting on: A series of questions that can be answered with either 'Yes' or 'No'.
Each question must be answered in order to bet on the market.
Settlement of each question will be in line with the usual market settlement.
If any player named in the Yes/No withdraws or retired mid-match, all bets will be made void

Final Set Tie Break (Wimbledon Only)

There is now a final set tie-break played at Wimbledon when the scores are tied at 12-12 in the deciding set of the match.
All tie-break markets for the final set will be settled as a winner for Yes when 12-12 is reached. No will be settled as a winner when this is not the case.

Win Special

When a Win Special includes multiple matches, each individual leg will be settled in accordance with the rules governing the market it is taken from. For example, in the bet Nadal and Murray both to win & Djokovic to win 3-0, the first two legs inherit the rules for Match Result, while the final leg inherits the rules for Set Betting. Any retirements will also follow the rules of the appropriate markets, which might be different for each leg of the bet. If the Win Special market is boosted, the boost will follow the same logic, with any win reductions to be settled at enhanced odds appropriate to the scale of the boost.

Madrid ATP & WTA Virtual Pro

The winner of each match is the 1st player to win 3 games.
However, if the scores are tied at 2-2, then a player can win 4-2, or if players are still tied at 3-3 then the match is decided by a tie-break.
All bets are settled on the official result.
Should any player experience technical/connectivity issues but take part in the tournament, then all bets will stand. Should they take no part in the tournament, bets will be void, This also includes any individual matches that take place throughout the tournament.

Laver Cup: Top Points Scorer & Top Team Points Scorer

Top Overall Points Scorer and Top Team Points Scorer - Dead Heat Rules Apply. The player with the most points will be settled as the winner.
Each match is worth One point on Friday, Two points on Saturday and Three points on Sunday. Players will receive full points for a Doubles win. For example, if a Doubles match is worth 2pts, then both players will receive 2pts if part of the team that wins that match