Tiebreaks are the penalty shoot-outs of tennis, though actually the system makes a much better job of reflecting the play so far in a match.

A tie break should be played when the score in a set is six games all.

The player whose turn it would be to serve starts the tiebreak, serving to the deuce court (the left hand court as the server perceives it).

The opponent serves the next TWO points, starting with a serve to the ad (right-hand court), and then with a serve to the other side.  It feels a bit odd until you have played a number of tie breaks.  From the second point, each player has two serves.

Points are numbered 1, 2, 3 etc, rather than 15, 30, 40 Deuce.

The tiebreak is over when one player reaches seven points, provided he or she is two clear points ahead of his or her opponent.If you get to 6-6 in a tiebreak, you  must get two points ahead of your opponent to win the set. 

A typical tiebreak score would be 7-5, or 8-6, or 9-7.

After 6 points have been played, players change ends, i.e. at 3-3 and at 6-6. The players also change ends at the end of the tiebreak to begin the next set.

The player who served first in the tiebreak, RECEIVES at the beginning of the next set (assuming there is one!).

You don’t need to report actual tiebreak scores to the League, but if you do they will be recorded. So a final score for a match might be:

6-2, 5-7, 6-4

Or

6-2, 5-7 (7-9), 6-4