UTS’ match format is completely reinvented and stands out from traditional tennis.
Every showdown is composed of fast-paced matches made up of 4 quarters of 8 minutes each. The matches are timed, and it’s the player with the most point at the end of a quarter who wins the quarter. If players are tied 2-2, they will play a sudden death to determine the winner. To win a sudden death, you simply have to win two points in a row, which means that every point after the first automatically becomes a match point.
During the quarters, players serve two points before they alternate servers. In the sudden death, they alternate after every single point, and the server choses where he wishes to serve.
UTS introduces a variety of new rules including:
A clock of 15 seconds max to be respected between points
The use of two UTS cards per quarter
Live coaching allowed and livestreamed to the fans
A lightened code of conduct