what is uts tennis

UTS stands for Ultimate Tennis Showdown, which is a new tennis format launched in 2020. It is an international individual tennis league that was founded by tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou and businessman Alex Popyrin in response to the disruption of the tennis season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UTS matches use a different format in comparison to traditional rules, including matches being divided into timed quarters rather than sets, a 15-second shot clock for serves, and the ability to take a coaching timeout once per-set, and "cards" — which allow players to affect the game (such as taking away the opponents second serve) . UTS doesn’t seek to compete with the ATP and WTA Tours, it seeks to offer something different to tennis fans who want to know their favorite players on a more intimate level and find and interact with younger fans who may have not discovered the joy of tennis.