Ultimate Tennis Showdown


The Ultimate Tennis Showdown is an exhibition tennis competition first played in 2020. The competition was organized by tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, and Alex Popyrin — entrepreneur and father of Alexei Popyrin, in response to the disruption of the tennis season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The events use a modified scoring format, with matches divided into timed quarters, and players allowed to play power up "cards" during matches to impact the game.

Ranking

The ranking at the end of UTS 1 is as follows:

UTS1 Finals

Format

UTS matches use a different format in comparison to traditional rules, including matches being divided into scoring system than a traditional tennis match, a 15-second shot clock for serves and the ability to take a coaching timeout once per-set, and "cards" — which allow players to affect the game. The UTS also does not enforce a code of conduct.

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