2006-09-30 17:46:56 · 2 answers · asked by Benny Y 1 in Sports ➔ Tennis
According to Bill Kellogg - a committee member on the USA DAVIS CUP- the International Tennis Federation came up with another term to distinguish between a "match between nations" and the "individual match between the players". The term is a tie. For example USA vs France is a tie.
The term "rubber" is taken from other sports like cricket. Also used in Bridge to stand for 2 out of 3 games.
Rubber in tennis is the match between players. The dictionary definition says something like this " a rubber is a deciding contest of 2 opponents who have previously won ther same number of contests from each other"
So, if we look at Davis cup... the 2 competing nations meet in a tie (the team match). They play best 3 out of 5 matches. The rubber is the determining factor of the match-- who wins the rubber breaks the tie
2006-10-02 15:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It cam be tied after the first round or the first match after day 3 , but come match 5 it is settled.
2006-10-01 03:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by messtograves 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋