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  1. Jun 17th, 2002, 04:09 AM #1
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    Tennis Puzzle

    I heard this over the weekend, I think its quite clever.

    Tim Henman is playing Pete Sampras.
    Henman has just won the last 6 points by serving aces.
    But he is still behind in the match.
    What is the exact score?
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  2. Jun 17th, 2002, 05:34 AM #2
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    Nobody able to work this out?
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  3. Jun 17th, 2002, 05:35 AM #3
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    48 to 11?
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  4. Jun 17th, 2002, 05:36 AM #4
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    Originally posted by cafeenman
    48 to 11?
    Em....no
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  6. Jun 17th, 2002, 05:38 AM #5
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    Originally posted by GlenW

    Em....no
    I was close though, right?
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  7. Jun 17th, 2002, 05:42 AM #6
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    Originally posted by cafeenman

    I was close though, right?
    Closest yet.
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  8. Jun 17th, 2002, 05:47 AM #7
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    Originally posted by GlenW

    Closest yet.
    Woo Hoo!!!!!

    Do I win anything?
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  9. Jun 17th, 2002, 05:49 AM #8
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    Originally posted by cafeenman

    Woo Hoo!!!!!

    Do I win anything?
    Another attempt at the puzzle.
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  11. Jun 17th, 2002, 05:51 AM #9
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    Originally posted by GlenW

    Another attempt at the puzzle.
    Honestly, I have no idea how tennis is scored. All I know is that it's a really long game. Their stamina amazes me.
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  12. Jun 17th, 2002, 05:56 AM #10
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    Tim Henman is playing Pete Sampras.
    Henman has just won the last 6 points by serving aces.
    But he is still behind in the match.
    What is the exact score?

    All you need to answer the puzzle is there.
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  13. Jun 17th, 2002, 06:13 AM #11
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    Henman has just served 6 aces.
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    What is the exact score?
    Has nothing to do with the question
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  15. Jun 17th, 2002, 06:22 AM #13
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    Originally posted by Nightwalker83


    Has nothing to do with the question
    That is the question.
    From the details given there is only one possible score.
    What is it?
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  16. Jun 17th, 2002, 06:26 AM #14
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    Only thing I can think off is that it is something like 6-0, 6-1, 0-5
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  17. Jun 17th, 2002, 06:26 AM #15
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    Henman must have won the last 2 points in the tie break and then gone on to win his own service game to love.

    So Henman has won at least a set and the first game in a set. Therefore If Sampras has won more he must have 2 sets (as 3 would have won him the match already)

    So the Score Is Sampras Leads by 2 sets to 1, Henman leads by 1 game to 0 in the 4th.

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  18. Jun 17th, 2002, 06:27 AM #16
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    Originally posted by MartinSmith
    Henman must have won the last 2 points in the tie break and then gone on to win his own service game to love.

    So Henman has won at least a set and the first game in a set. Therefore If Sampras has won more he must have 2 sets (as 3 would have won him the match already)

    So the Score Is Sampras Leads by 2 sets to 1, Henman leads by 1 game to 0 in the 4th.

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    Well done.
    You win the cookie.
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  19. Jun 17th, 2002, 06:29 AM #17
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    Thanks Glen,

    Off to watch Bell Jam stuff Brazil now then!
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  20. Jun 17th, 2002, 06:33 AM #18
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    Hey ! I got that one too (well, mostly)
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    Re: Well ...

    Originally posted by honeybee
    you get a tennis ball hit by Henman in that match as a prize.
    I thought that the tennis rackets hit the ball? Not like in that BBC advert.
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  22. Jun 17th, 2002, 10:53 PM #20
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    i don't get it why does it have to be a tie break?

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  23. Jun 18th, 2002, 02:44 AM #21
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    Originally posted by sail3005
    i don't get it why does it have to be a tie break?
    To win 6 service points in a row, 2 of them had to be in the previous set. If Henman had served out a normal game he wouldn't be serving first in the next set. So it had to be the last 2 points of a tie-break.
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  24. Jun 18th, 2002, 02:48 AM #22
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    Jesus, how do you figure out this stuff??

    OK, I have another tennis puzzle.

    Anna Kournikova serves to another player.
    Does anyone notice who the other player is?
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    Originally posted by mendhak
    Jesus, how do you figure out this stuff??
    Read my recent posts, I've got to find something to do in my spare time, something different from my past preference.
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    Originally posted by GlenW

    Read my recent posts, I've got to find something to do in my spare time, something different from my past preference.
    at least no more with the frogs and bars...


    so about my puzzle?
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  27. Jun 18th, 2002, 02:58 AM #25
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    Well if its a doubles match you might.
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