Tutorials

Although Tennis Math tracker UI is intuitive and quite self-explaining, we have some advanced features that might require additional explanation.

In this Tutorials we illustrate the following use cases:

Tracking match:
- with Basic Tracking Depth - just enter the score
- with Intermediate Tracking Depth - collect service and winners/errors statistics
- with Advanced Tracking Depth - collect detailed statistics
Correcting the score: Undo and Edit usage in tracker
How to start a LIVE broadcasting of the actual score
How to share your match report
How to set up Live Tennis or Padel Streaming with Score Overlay
How to use WearOS watches to track score

Track a Basic match

1. Select Depth

Select Basic Depth in the dialog.

2. Select server

Select one of the players and confirm with the "Continue" button in the bottom of the screen.

3. Track score

With one of the big buttons you assign which player has won the recent point.

4. Open current statistics

Choose "Open current statistics" in the top menu.

Track an Intermediate match

1. Select Depth

Select Intermediate Depth in the dialog.

2. Select server

Select one of the players and confirm using "Continue" button at the bottom.

3. Track service result

Enter the service outcome (one of Ace / Fault / Ball in Court). Assuming the service was successful: press the huge "Ball in Court" button.

4. Track point result

Now the ball is in play and you select the outcome of the point. Either player may make a Winner or an Error of a kind.

3. Track an Advanced match

The first steps "Select Depth" and "Select server" are identical to the ones in the tutorials above. We skip right away to the points tracking:

1. Track service result

Now you have more options. Enter the service outcome (one of Ace / Fault / Ball in Court / Return Winner / Return Error). Assuming the service was successful: press the huge "Ball in Court" button.

2. Track point result

Now the ball is in play and you select the outcome of the point. Either player may make a Winner or an Error of a kind. Let's press "Winner" for the serving player.

3. Enter additional point info

The point outcome is known and the score has been changed. You can now enter some additional info about the point. Tracking Depth defines the amount of options you see on this screen. You enter the values and confirm with the "Continue" button.

4. Track service result

Next point begins. Press the "Ball in Court" button.

5. Track point result

Now press "Winner" for the returning player.

6. Enter additional point info

Since it was the returner who has defined the point outcome, an additional "On Service Return" flag has appeared, which is not selected by default. Confirm with "Continue" button.

7. Track service result

You can use "Return Winner" or "Return Error" shortcut buttons to enter the point outcome and set the "On Service Return" flag automatically.

8. Enter additional point info

Since the button was a shortcut, the point outcome is clear and the "On Service Return" flag is set. You may reset the values or Undo particular point phases.

Undo-redo usage in tracker

Quite often you might need to change or delete your previous inputs. Players may decide on the service or point outcome differently, or you may have missed the correct button.

There are two ways of correcting things in Tennis Math tracker: Undo/Delete and Edit.

1. Undo/Delete

You can undo/delete any point or event (like Comment, Score Fix, Server Change, etc.):

either with the orange [Undo] link in the top right area of the tracker UI:

or with "Delete" top menu option,
or just by physically shaking your device. The option "Undo on shake" must be enabled in global preference.

2. Edit

Edit is another option of correcting any point details in the match. You can scroll back to the points in the past and use the orange [Edit] link in the center area of the tracker UI:

The Edit option should be used with great care, since the editing point details in the past may make the actual score incorrect or even ivalid.

LIVE score broadcasting

Note that the LIVE score broadcasting is only available for signed-in users.

1.1. Press the button to start live broadcasting:

1.2. Share the link with your friends:

1.3. Watch the latest score online:

Share your match report

You can always share a plain text score report via email or any installed messenger app.

However, if you want to share a detailed match report, you have to sign in and synchronize your finished matches with the server. After the match is on the server, everybody can view it with a secure link, which looks like this: http://app.tennis-math.com/report/TTJRd09URXg.

Live Tennis or Padel Streaming with Score Overlay

Want to live stream a tennis match with the latest score overlay? Tennis Math lets you do it easily with any video streaming software!

The process is straightforward: an HTML page overlay, generated by the Tennis Math server, displays the current score atop your video stream.

Here's how:

1. Obtain the Scoreboard Link:

To begin, you'll need the link to the scoreboard's HTML page. Simply copy the personal LIVE-broadcast link from the "My Profile". It is advisable to take the "simple mode link", which streamlines the scoreboard page, making it ideal for overlaying on your video without clutter.

For example, a match link in simple mode appears as follows: https://tableau.tennis-math.com/tableau/531a0d2fe4b067ce747fadcf?simple

Note for Users:

Free users: Each new match will have a new link, so you must update it in your streaming software every time.
Premium users: Access a static link via "My Profile" in the app, usable for any match. Example: https://tableau.tennis-math.com/tableau/531a0d2fe4b067ce747fadcf?simple

Test your link in a browser to ensure it displays correctly.

2. Choose Your Streaming Software:

OBS Studio (Free, Windows / MacOS / Linux):

Install OBS Studio: https://obsproject.com/
In your scene, add a "Browser" source named "Tennis Math".
Paste your scoreboard link in the URL field.
Adjust width and height (e.g., 400x150 pixels).
You're live!

Larix Broadcaster (Free, Android / iOS / MacOS):

Install Larix Broadcaster: https://softvelum.com/larix/
Go to Settings > Overlays > Web widgets > Manage web widgets.
Add a new widget named "Tennis Math".
Paste your scoreboard link in the URL field.
Adjust width, height, and position (e.g., 400x150 pixels, top left).
Go back to your scene, open "OVERLAYS" menu and add the "Tennis Math" web widget.
Start streaming!

And that's it! Your stream will now display the live score, enhancing your viewers' experience.

Use WearOS watches to track score

Note that so far only tracking in Basic mode is supported with WearOS devices.

Install the Tennis Math app on WearOS watch. Go to "Apps on your phone" and select "Tennis Math" for installation.
Open the app both on your phone and watch.

The WearOS app will be waiting for a tracking session to be started.

Start tracking on the mobile phone in BASIC mode.

The WearOS app will be automatically connected to the tracking session.

You're ready to go! Now you can put your phone in the pocket and keep score just with the watches.

Click the upper hardware button to score a point for the first player, and the bottom button to score a point for another.
Long-press on any button undoes the last point. Super easy!

You can also use both WearOS watch and the mobile phone simultaneously to track the score.

If you are going to track the match while playing:

We strongly recommend a smartwatch with two extra hardware buttons since it is much more usable to operate when your fingers are sweaty.
- There should be 2 more buttons in addition to the so-called "system bezel" button, which cannot be programmed. So in fact, the watch should have 3 buttons in total.
- A good and proven choice is Fossil Gen 5. We have also heard good responses from users about older Fossil models.
- If you know some other smartwatch model which supports this, please let us know, we will extend the list of recommended watches for other users.
When playing, the incoming notifications (e.g. WhatsApp incoming message) may temporarily block the screen and distract you from keeping the score. The hardware buttons will still work even if the notification from another application is displayed, but anyway you will have to dismiss the notification to see the score on the watch screen. There is no technical way to suppress these notifications other than manually blocking them for the time of the match from the Wear OS app on the phone:
- Open the Wear OS app on the phone your smartwatch is connected to.
- Tap on notifications with the bell icon under the list of watch faces.
- On the next screen, select change watch notifications.
- From this page, you can toggle off or on each app that you want to change whether it notifies your Wear OS watch or not.