Last verified: October 2026
The page for a tennis match on 1xBet, apart from the Match Winner option, includes markets for sets, games, the total and various player statistics, and the number of these markets is greatest when the match is a Grand Slam or main-tour event; for smaller events the list is usually shorter. On this page the markets which confuse most readers—the ones involving handicaps, totals and tiebreak bets—are explained, showing step by step how each of them is settled, and all the examples use a fictitious score so that you can understand the logic without referring to an actual match.
The Tennis Market Menu on 1xBet
On the 1xBet match page in the tennis section, the different markets are organised according to what they measure—namely the entire match, the games, the sets and the players' statistics. Although not all matches display all the markets, the number of options increases as the significance of the event rises. Once you know about the four categories, the lengthy list becomes much easier to read.
Match markets
The markets that most readers begin with are those in which they place bets on who is to win the match or on how the match will end, such as the Match Winner, Set Betting and Set Handicap.
Game markets
Placing bets on the number of games rather than on the number of sets: Game Handicap, Total Games and Player Total Games.
Set markets
Betting on the first set, typically the first: the winner of the first set, the total number of games in the first set and the tiebreak within the set.
Statistics markets
When the figure of serving numbers is given, this includes the total number of aces and double faults. In smaller tournaments these statistics are not provided.
The number of markets offered per match varies greatly, and the review sites give a range from around 40 to more than 200 for the largest matches, so consider any specific figure to be only an approximation. The complete list of markets for your match is always available on the match page.
Game Handicap vs Set Handicap
In both markets one player has a advantage, but the way in which they calculate this differs. A handicap serves to make an unbalanced match more even, which means the bet is not merely about who wins.
In the case of a game handicap, a head start is given to a player's total score over the entire match. For example, with an underdog having a +4.5 game handicap, he will win the bet if he wins the match or if he loses by four games or fewer; but if the favourite ends up five or more games ahead, then the bet will lose. The fact that the handicap includes a half game means that there can be no draw.
The Set Handicap functions in the same way, but in relation to sets. If an underdog has a +1.5 set handicap, he wins the bet if he wins at least one set in a best-of-three match, even if the match ends 1-2.
Different markets are appropriate in different situations; when one player is a heavy favourite, the set handicap is usually the better option since it eliminates the necessity of guessing how many games there will be. With a close match, on the other hand, the game handicap is more suitable as only a small number of games will determine the outcome.
| Game Handicap | Underdog +4.5 games | The underdog wins, or loses by four games or fewer |
| Set Handicap | Underdog +1.5 sets | The underdog wins at least one set |
Total Games and Tiebreak Markets
Total Games is a type of over/under bet which is based on the number of games in the entire match; the number of games in each set are all added together and a tiebreak is counted as one game. For instance, a set scored 7-6 counts as 13 games and a set scored 6-4 counts as 10. When the line is 22.5, the Over bet wins if the match has 23 games or more.
The surface is a factor to take into account when you're deciding which side to support. On fast courts, powerful servers tend to keep their service games more frequently, causing the sets to last longer and tiebreaks to occur more often, thereby increasing the total number of games. On slow clay, serves are broken more often and the sets are usually concluded sooner. These are merely tendencies, not rules, so you should look at the court and the playing style of both players before making your bet.
The Match market Tiebreak poses a straightforward yes-or-no question: will at least one set end in a tiebreak? A "Yes" answer is given if any set reaches 6-6 and therefore goes to a tiebreak; if no set does so, then "No" is the winning answer. This type of market is frequently used when the players have good serving skills, since their service games are less likely to be broken.
On the match page you should check both the line and the market rules since the exact wording may differ slightly between events.
One Match, Six Markets: How Each Bet Settles
The simplest way of seeing how these markets are different is to arrange them all in a single match. For example, consider a best-of-three series in which Player A defeats Player B 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
Start by counting the games. Player A won 7 + 3 + 6 = 16 games and Player B won 6 + 6 + 4 = 16 games. The total number of games is therefore 32, and the first set was decided by a tiebreak. The bets listed below are based on these figures.
| Match Winner — Player A | Won | Player A won two sets to one |
| Set Betting — 2-1 Player A | Won | The sets finished 2-1 for Player A |
| Game Handicap — Player A −2.5 | Lost | Both won 16 games, so Player A did not cover 2.5 |
| Total Games — Over 22.5 | Won | 32 games were played |
| Tiebreak in Match — Yes | Won | The first set went to a tiebreak |
| First Set Winner — Player B | Lost | Player A won the first set 7-6 |
The outcome of the Match Winner and Set Betting is based solely on the sets, in which case Player A wins both. For Game Handicap and Total Games the number of games is taken into account, and since the First Set Winner depends only on the first set, four of the six bets win and two lose in the same match because each of the markets measures something different.
A person who has won the match may still lose a game-handicap bet, which is the most common surprise for new bettors.
Match Statistics on the Match Page
Next to the list of markets on many 1xBet tennis match pages there is a statistics view, the contents of which vary according to the match, smaller events usually having less information than do Grand Slam and main-tour matches.
Before a match, the statistics view usually shows three things: the head-to-head record between the two players, their recent results, and their results on the relevant surface. During a match, real-time statistics such as aces, double faults, the percentage of first serves and break points are displayed. These figures indicate which player is serving well and which one is under pressure and they are updated as the match proceeds.
Statistics can be of some help when selecting a market; in the case of totals and tiebreak markets, serve numbers are most useful since a strong serve results in fewer breaks and more long sets.
Regard all of those numbers as background rather than as a commitment since a single match can be very different from previous ones.