Rules Tennis Wikipedia
In tennis, why do break points matter more in the men’s game?
I am a relatively new tennis viewer and have been educating myself on the rules to improve my viewing experience. I found this note on Wikipedia: “A break point…is of importance in professional tennis, since service breaks are rare enough to create a substantial advantage for the receiver in the men’s game. The advantage to the server is much less in the women’s game.” Can anyone explain why? I thought the rules and scoring for men and women’s matches were the same – except for # of sets needed to win. Thanks!
Because of male testosstrone Men have more power in serves which means its easy for them to keep service game. So if there service game is secure they focus more towards the break points. Take Andy Roddick. Its kinda hard to break his serve and you need atleast 1 break game to win a set. i mean even the world fastest women server Venus williams her fastest is 128 mph which is like average for men Atp tour players and if you look at Andy roddick 155 mph thats crazy!
