Should all the Majors go to 5th Set Tiebreak

[soleil]

Originally Posted by tennisaddict

They should have 5th set tiebreaker for all matches except finals.

i agree too but sometimes you gotta hope the finals would even last that long lol

[NadalDramaQueen]

Originally Posted by Sentinel

Agree with this.

Or at least go in for a tie-break after 8-8 or 10-10.

Yep, I feel like any player who wins a match with an epic scoreline in the semis of a major is on course for a drubbing in the final. I would think the two players involved would also prefer the winner of the match to at least have a fair shot.

Let them have it out in the final all the way to 70-68, however.

[soleil]

Originally Posted by NadalDramaQueen

Yep, I feel like any player who wins a match with an epic scoreline in the semis of a major is on course for a drubbing in the final. I would think the two players involved would also prefer the winner of the match to at least have a fair shot.

Let them have it out in the final all the way to 70-68, however.

well it is the final match so no other matches the next day after a 70-68 final set

[Zarfot Z]

No.

10nos.

Players should have to work for their Grand Slams. A tiebreaker might be more exciting in the short run, but definitely less taxing.

[ubermeyer]

Yes, unless they are a final.

The reason is that if you get a match like Isner-Mahut (or even a fifth set 1/3 as long) you're almost guaranteed to lose the next one just because of exhaustion, which is not fair.

[Magnetite]

Originally Posted by veroniquem

Actually, I'd like for the slams to have the exact same rules, they're worth the same amount of points, they have the same # of matches with same number of sets, same # of players. To me they should also adopt the same policy about TBs if possible. It should be the majority rule, so the USO should align on the other 3.

That just seems boring to me. By your logic they should all change to the same surface too :/

[Seany]

JMac is absolutely adamant that all majors should be a 5th set TB, and on this occasion I absolutely agree with him.

TB'ers provide far more drama than a long dragged out serve fest, by that stage the players are almost so tired that every extra game is unfair on them and ruining their tournament prospects. People say a TB'er is an unfair way to end it, but what's fair about letting the players run each other to the ground to the point where they are so tired they don't run for balls?

I would make all rounds a 5th set tie-break with the exceptional of a final, I don't think it's right that the title is decided on a tie-break.

[kOaMaster]

I don't like it at all.

[TennisBatman]

Wimbledon should follow the lead of the US Open and adopt the 5th set tiebreak.

We've seen epic matches in the past, but now realize that they can hurt the idea of fair competition. Example...after Isner was exhausted from his 3-day match, how many people actually picked him to win the next match, good a player as he was?

For Roland Garros and Australian Open, I can understand not using the 5th set tiebreak, in the spirit of "attrition tennis" that characterizes those tournaments.

This way, we would have a 50-50 split between slams that do and don't use the rule.

[joeri888]

Why is everyone always looking for a single best format? A single best ball, a single best surface, a single best courtspeed. Keep it heterogenous, I like that the USO stands out, but I also like the deuce-fifth set

[RF20Lennon]

5th set tie breaks should be gotten rid off. pretty unfair plus anticlimatic finish