In tennis how to find out the service side in the middle of the game?

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I am new to tennis, both as a viewer and a player. I hope this is not the wrong place to ask a beginner question.
So what happens is, after serving the ball I am too invested in the game and I don't remember which side I served from last. That means I can't figure out where to serve from next. This is also true for when I am on the receiver end. I can't figure out which side of the court to stand on.
I couldn't find any trick for this on the internet after a quick search. How do you do it? Is there a way to "calculate" the service side from the current score?

Philip Kendall · Answer

The rules of tennis are that:

The first point of a game is served from the right-hand side of the court.
After that, sides alternate.

Therefore:

Anything with an even number of points played (0-0, 15 all, 30 all, deuce, 30-0, 0-30, 40-15 and 15-40) is served from the right-hand side of the court - this is why it is sometimes known as the "deuce court".
Anything with an odd number of points played (15-0, 0-15, 40-0, 0-40, 30-15, 15-30, 40-30, 30-40 and advantage for either player) is served from the left-hand side of the court - the "advantage court".

Squanch · Answer

If the sum of points-played is even, you serve/receive from the Deuce(right) side. If the number of points played is odd, you serve/recieve from the Ad(left) side.
I get hot, tired, or invested in the game too, and lose track of where we just served from, but as long as you don't lose track of the score, you'll know where to stand. It becomes second nature after a while.
Welcome to the tennis world, by the way!

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