10 point tiebreaker

ubermeyer · Oct 9, 2009

I've watched a few videos of pros playing 10-point tiebreakers instead of 7-pt tiebreaks in singles when a set goes 6-all. What's up with this?

it was in LA open

edmondsm · Oct 9, 2009

They play a "super tiebreaker" on the doubles tour, instead of playing a 3rd set. I believe it's a 10 point tie-breaker. I have never heard of them doing it in singles. Got a video?

Carsomyr · Oct 10, 2009

edmondsm said:
They play a "super tiebreaker" on the doubles tour, instead of playing a 3rd set. I believe it's a 10 point tie-breaker. I have never heard of them doing it in singles. Got a video?

They did it in the Federer/Blake, McEnroe/Borg exhibitions last year after each match (single set events) went to a tiebreak.

IvanAndreevich · Oct 10, 2009

Basically that's not in accordance with the official rules of tennis.

ubermeyer · Oct 10, 2009

hi guys, I do have video. I doubt it was an exhibition because they (Guccione and Young) are both mid-level, not well known pros. Also note that, although in the first video Guccione won the tiebreak by 2 points (11-9), he did not win when the score was 8-6, even though he would have if it was a 7-point tiebreaker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDyUzhCB6mg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxNMP72Xnyk

Claudius · Oct 10, 2009

The current tiebreaker is called a 12-point tiebreaker.

ubermeyer · Oct 10, 2009

Claudius said:
The current tiebreaker is called a 12-point tiebreaker.

but the final score of the 1st video was 11-9... it didn't go to 12 points

IvanAndreevich · Oct 10, 2009

ubermeyer said:
hi guys, I do have video. I doubt it was an exhibition because they (Guccione and Young) are both mid-level, not well known pros. Also note that, although in the first video Guccione won the tiebreak by 2 points (11-9), he did not win when the score was 8-6, even though he would have if it was a 7-point tiebreaker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDyUzhCB6mg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxNMP72Xnyk

Like I said, this is not an official match.

http://www.latennisopen.com/TournamentInfo/~/link.aspx?_id=1F32B9F2DCAE499CB427B989ABCC4FD4&_z=z

ubermeyer · Oct 10, 2009

IvanAndreevich said:
Like I said, this is not an official match.

http://www.latennisopen.com/TournamentInfo/~/link.aspx?_id=1F32B9F2DCAE499CB427B989ABCC4FD4&_z=z

so in this wild card shootout thing, they don't play official matches??? weird stuff, but cool

IvanAndreevich · Oct 10, 2009

ubermeyer said:
so in this wild card shootout thing, they don't play official matches??? weird stuff, but cool

Well, it doesn't count towards the H2H and doesn't contribute to the win-loss ratio. It's not a tour match.

I guess the rules are modified so that the qualy guys aren't completely exhausted for the main draw.

darthpwner · Oct 10, 2009

Hey those are my dad's videos. Yea they are playing the wildcard shoot-out for a spot in the main draw at the LA tennis open.

edmondsm · Oct 10, 2009

ubermeyer said:
but the final score of the 1st video was 11-9... it didn't go to 12 points

He means 12 total points. When the players get to 6-6 then the next person to lead by two points wins.

ubermeyer · Oct 10, 2009

darthpwner said:
Hey those are my dad's videos. Yea they are playing the wildcard shoot-out for a spot in the main draw at the LA tennis open.

dude your dad takes awesome videos.

ubermeyer · Oct 10, 2009

edmondsm said:
He means 12 total points. When the players get to 6-6 then the next person to lead by two points wins.

not in this case... guccione was up 8-6 at one point but didn't win

anyway as IvanAndreevich says this is not an official match... so i guess they just made up different rules for this shootout thing

vbranis · Oct 10, 2009

Whoever reaches 10 points first wins. Must win by 2. Don't ask me why, but these are the rules for the shootout.

RCizzle65 · Oct 11, 2009

Nice vids....both seemed to have no first serve in the first one with Young and Guccioni....

psp2 · Oct 11, 2009

One of the comments posted on youtube says.........

"They are fighting for a spot on the main draw by playing tie breakers in a round robin format for the 2009 LA Tennis Open."

ubermeyer · Oct 11, 2009

RCizzle65 said:
Nice vids....both seemed to have no first serve in the first one with Young and Guccioni....

lol, Guccione has a bad 1st serve?

RCizzle65 · Oct 11, 2009

I mean they weren't hitting many first serves in that tiebreak.

OliverSimon · Oct 12, 2009

Thats an interesting idea!

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