Padel scoring and the tie-break

The tie-break is started by the player whose turn it is to serve according to the order followed in the set. That player serves only one point, taken from the right side of the court.

The following two points are served by the players of the opposite team, respecting the previous order of service and serving from the left. After this, players serve two consecutive points each until the end of the tie-break, always respecting the order of service. The following set is started by the player of the pair who did not begin serving in the tie-break.

The rules authorise a four-game or "mini set": the pair to win four games wins the set, with a minimum margin of two games, and a tie-break is played if both pairs reach four games each.

They also authorise a tie-break to decide the match: when the score is one set all, a tie-break game may be played to decide the winner. This tie-break is final and replaces the last set, and the first pair to seven points wins the tie-break and the match.

A maximum of twenty seconds is allowed between points. A maximum of ninety seconds is granted for changing sides — but after the first game of each set and during a tie-break, play is continuous and players change ends without a rest period. A maximum rest period of one hundred and twenty seconds is granted at the end of each set.

The rest time starts from the moment one point finishes until the following point begins with the serve. No liquids or food may be consumed between points, and a walkover is awarded against players not on court ready to play ten minutes after the official start time.