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Post by Carl LaFong on Oct 19, 2018 12:03:45 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45913728 Tie-breaks will be played at 12-12 in the final set at Wimbledon from next year, the All England Lawn Tennis Club has announced.
It comes after the final set of Kevin Anderson's semi-final with John Isner this year lasted almost three hours. Afterwards South African Anderson, who eventually won the set 26-24, called for a rethink of the format. The AELTC said "the time had come" to introduce a tie-break method at "a reasonable point" in a deciding set. The winner will be the first player or team to reach seven points with an advantage of two or more points. This year's match between Anderson, 32, and Isner, 33, was the second longest in Wimbledon history. Isner was also involved in the longest match when the American beat France's Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the final set of their first-round match in 2010. "While we know the instances of matches extending deep into the final set are rare, we feel that a tie-break at 12-12 strikes an equitable balance between allowing players ample opportunity to complete the match to advantage, while also providing certainty that the match will reach a conclusion in an acceptable time frame," said AELTC chairman Philip Brook. The AELTC said the decision had been made after reviewing match data from the past 20 Championships and a consultation with players and officials. It will apply to all Wimbledon events - qualifying, men's, women's, mixed and junior singles and doubles.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 19, 2018 12:05:03 GMT
Thank God. Call it the Isner rule.
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 19, 2018 12:07:20 GMT
I don't have anything against this new rule but I do prefer the existing one. I mean if it runs for 3 hours so what? Stamina is also part of the game. Not sure if audience don't like it going for long. I certainly do.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 19, 2018 12:29:35 GMT
I don't have anything against this new rule but I do prefer the existing one. I mean if it runs for 3 hours so what? Stamina is also part of the game. Not sure if audience don't like it going for long. I certainly do. Three hours? The Isner/Mahut match went three days. Nobody wants to see that and it screws up scheduling for the tournament.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2018 12:32:54 GMT
I don't approve... They should be made to keep playing non-stop, until one of them either wins, or dies of exhaustion.
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 19, 2018 12:34:59 GMT
I don't have anything against this new rule but I do prefer the existing one. I mean if it runs for 3 hours so what? Stamina is also part of the game. Not sure if audience don't like it going for long. I certainly do. Three hours? The Isner/Mahut match went three days. Nobody wants to see that and it screws up scheduling for the tournament. Don't know about others but I certainly like it. There is always excitement about watching set 5 of any match. I definitely want to see that. In fact once I knew that Isner match had gone deep (through Tom-Rocks live comments) I started watching it. Won't have cared to see without that great tension.
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Post by NJtoTX on Oct 19, 2018 13:45:09 GMT
I like it except for when it's the men's or women's Final. They should play until one of them drops dead. Doubles, I don't care about.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 19, 2018 14:28:35 GMT
Since we're on topic, can anyone explain why the women only play three sets? Stamina is part of the sport, right? Do women run a shorter distance in a marathon or a 400m sprint? Ok then.
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 19, 2018 14:36:26 GMT
Since we're on topic, can anyone explain why the women only play three sets? Stamina is part of the sport, right? Do women run a shorter distance in a marathon or a 400m sprint? Ok then. I have read articles that take opposite sides on the issue. I do love to know if there is an actual survey of women tennis players on how they would feel about 5 set matches.
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Post by nogbad on Oct 19, 2018 14:36:40 GMT
After, ooh, many seconds of deep contemplation, I think I approve. Probably. Serve and volley bots have killed men's tennis for me, I prefer the women's game these days.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2018 12:16:51 GMT
At last a win for sanity. Should have implemented this after the Isner/Mahut match.
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