This subreddit discusses all aspects of professional tennis, from tour-level events to personal aspects of players' lives.
More recreational tennis questions can be answered on the dedicated sub r/10s.
r/tennis Rules
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Duplicate Posting
Duplicate posts will be removed if a post is too similar to a previous post. Please check if a post similar to yours has made its way to the front page before yours before posting. Moderators will keep the most engaged post in circulation. Posting a news article does not count as new content when a post already exists on r/tennis.
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Be Respectful
Keep all discussions civil. Name-calling, insulting, baiting and attacking other users will not be tolerated. Do not go into discussions with the intent of starting a verbal fight. Offending comments will be removed and users may be banned. We have a zero tolerance policy on sexism, racism, homophobia, and transphobia. Harassing players due to lost bets can result in an immediate and permanent ban.
All sexual content (i.e. sexual comments on players’ bodies) will be removed. Offending comments will be removed and users could be banned.
This applies to explicitly sexual content only. Comments on a player’s aesthetic appearance and/or their workout routines are acceptable.
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Low-Effort / Relevant Discourse
Low-effort posts typically consist of plain text / questions that can be answered via Google. Post that are generalized questions / comments / polls will be removed. Posts tagged as 'Discussion' about topics that have not already been recently visited will be allowed.
AI generated posts are not allowed.
Posts about wagering or gambling are not allowed. Lines/odds are allowed provided they are about the sport (i.e. what’s on sports websites/channels).
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Misinformation
All news posts will need to have a valid, trusted source attached to verify the content. Screenshots (ex. pictures of Twitter posts) need to have a news article linked in the comments to be verified. If the original poster is not visible, the post may be removed.
Twitter posts from Luigi Gatto are banned and will be removed due to his constant use of misinformation.
Vaccine and Covid-19 misinformation warrants a ban.
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Bad / Editorialized Post Titles
Post titles should be indicative of your post’s content. In the case of news articles, the title should match the original as closely as possible. Posts with vague, badly formatted or clickbait titles will be removed.
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Posting in English
All posts should be primarily in the English language. A post with a player’s press conference in their native language is acceptable and translations are encouraged.
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Big 3 / GOAT Discussions
Users are free to discuss this topic in the permanent thread, the link of which can be found in the sidebar. Submissions to the subreddit, which include (but aren't limited to) comparison stats, trophy collections and new general discussion threads around the topic, will be removed. Original content created which explores fresh discussion based upon new or updated information can be accepted.
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Meme Rules
You are free to submit meme content, however, it must not fall foul of one of the other rules. In the aftermath of a major event, all memes may be removed temporarily for a period of time to keep the subreddit clean.
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Match Thread Formatting
All match threads are required to follow the following format: [TOURNAMENT] [ROUND]: [PLAYER A] defeats [PLAYER B], [SCORE]
Threads that do not follow this format in the title will be removed.
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Racism
Any form of racism directed at another user or person, will result in an immediate and permanent ban.
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Unsolicited Promotion Material
Because this is a public website intended for discussion, we cannot ensure that any posts about sales are real and safe. As a result, such posts will be removed. Bots who provide "links" to online shopping are permabanned. This rule applies to apps, tools, surveys, and anything that does not apply to the discussion of tennis.
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Russian / Belarusian Flag Suspension
Whilst the WTA and ATP continue to uphold the ban on Russian and Belarusian Flags, the subreddit will do the same. Any posts of match threads etc. which contain representation of either flag in emoji form or otherwise, will be removed.
Reposting comments from social media users who are not journalists or players is not permitted on r/tennis. This does not count as new, respectful, or relevant content. This applies to Reddit, Instagram, Twitter (X), etc.
Posts showcasing abusive comments are only relevant if a player directly responds to them.
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AI Imagery
r/tennis does not allow AI imagery to be posted as standalone content. Images "created" by users will be removed.
