A 10-pt tiebreak should never decide a match

[azentropy]

Curious if those who don't like using a 10pt tiebreaker to decide a match are you ok using a 7pt tiebreaker to decide a 3rd set tied at 6-6 and therefore also the match??? Or really using a tiebreaker to determine any set???

Ideally I would like to play out a 3rd set, but I can understand why a tiebreaker is used. It really isn't that big of deal to me. I just treat it like any other part of the game as as skill to work on.

[polski]

Originally Posted by azentropy

Curious if those who don't like using a 10pt tiebreaker to decide a match are you ok using a 7pt tiebreaker to decide a 3rd set tied at 6-6 and therefore also the match??? Or really using a tiebreaker to determine any set???

Ideally I would like to play out a 3rd set, but I can understand why a tiebreaker is used. It really isn't that big of deal to me. I just treat it like any other part of the game as as skill to work on.

At 6-all in any set I believe that it was so close that a 7-point tiebreaker is fine to decide it. Those types of sets normally come down to a point either way so it doesn't matter to me whether that is in a tiebreaker or during additional games.

Good attitude...it's "a skill to work on". I'm going to use that.

[polski]

Originally Posted by goober

ATP has also shown that the winning percentages of TB versus full 3rd set are almost identical.

I'd enjoy reading that study...where did you find it?

[ttbrowne]

Originally Posted by goober

1 point tiebreak? I am not going even bother answering that.

As for 10 point versus 12 point or 14 point- that is a valid question. At some point if your tiebreak becomes too long, it defeats the whole purpose of having one in the first place. Would a 12 point tiebreak be fine- sure. At some point someone had to decide and they decided on a 10 point as reasonable number of points that would be longer than end of set tiebreak but short enough to handle time constraints.

With you argument you can ask- why 6 games to win a set? Why not 5 games or 7 games? Why 4 points to win a game? Why not 5 points or 3 points?

Actually my point is that there is only one defense of a TB. Time constraint. And since there is no credible evidence that 10 is the right number to play a TB, then the 10 point TB becomes just some number that someone picked out of the air.

And I guess your last paragraph can be answered with college tennis.

[rudester]

Touchy subject in my experience, seems i get jumped on any time i suggest playing out the match, everyone tends to like tiebreakers. I have always disliked tiebreakers of all types, seems to bring a good match to an abrupt halt. Personal preference i guess but i have always thought tiebreakers were ridiculous. Would rather see all matches including my own played out. This will not happen due to media schedules, but does not change my opinion

[fms]

At least you played two full sets already when the supertiebreaker comes up. If you think this is bad, what about the change in table tennis a couple of years ago, from best-of-3 21-point sets to best-of-5 11-point sets, where in many cases you never have time to get into a match anymore.

[Angle Queen]

Originally Posted by azentropy

Curious if those who don't like using a 10pt tiebreaker to decide a match are you ok using a 7pt tiebreaker to decide a 3rd set tied at 6-6 and therefore also the match??? Or really using a tiebreaker to determine any set???

Ideally I would like to play out a 3rd set, but I can understand why a tiebreaker is used. It really isn't that big of deal to me. I just treat it like any other part of the game as as skill to work on.

+1

I like this reply. It's kind of where I sit. Am Old School, think that "sets" are part of the game. But so are tiebreaks. Time to move into the 21st Century. Tiebreaks it is. I suppose.

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