List of matches which have gone beyond 12-12 in the final set within the last 20 years of Wimbledon.

[TimHenmanATG]

2000 20-18 3R Philippoussis - Schalken
2004 15-13 2R Tursunov - Sargsian
2006 16-14 1R Galvani - Waske
2009 16-14 F Federer - Roddick
2010 70-68 1R Isner - Mahut
2010 16-14 1R De Bakker - Giraldo
2016 15-13 1R Muller - Giraldo
2016 19-17 3R Tsonga - Isner
2017 15-13 4R Muller - Nadal
2018 26-24 SF Anderson - Isner

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:

Within the last 20 editions of Wimbledon, there have been 2,540 matches, and 10 of those have gone over 26 games - the normal resolution to 12-12 - in the final set of the match.

Here is a breakdown by round:

1R 4/1280 = 0.31%
2R 1/640 = 0.16%
3R 2/320 = 0.62%
4R 1/160 = 0.62%
QF 0/80 = 0,00%
SF 1/40 = 2.5%
F 1/20 = 5.0%
TOTAL: 10/2540 = 0.39%

 

[TimHenmanATG]

100% of 12-12+ matches within the last 9 years of Wimbledon have involved at least one of just three players: Gilles Muller, Santiago Giraldo, or John Isner...

 

[byealmeens]

Thanks for the stats. Makes you wonder if adding a breaker at 12-12 is really necessary if this happens so rarely ...

 

[King No1e]

Thanks for the stats. Makes you wonder if adding a breaker at 12-12 is really necessary if this happens so rarely ...

12-12?
Did they just......add a 5th set TB..........?

 

[Zara]

Thanks for the stats. Makes you wonder if adding a breaker at 12-12 is really necessary if this happens so rarely ...

That's what I was wondering too given that the percentage is so insignificant compared to rest of the stats. But it does have the potential to mess up the tournament once in a while.

 

[Red Rick]

12-12?
Did they just......add a 5th set TB..........?

They are out to kill tennis

 

[King No1e]

They are out to kill tennis

Wouldn't shock me if they made all GS matches BO3 or something.

 

[byealmeens]

Wouldn't shock me if they made all GS matches BO3 or something.

No shock at all ... Novak is in favor of it.

 

[Red Rick]

Wouldn't shock me if they made all GS matches BO3 or something.

Don't mention the very idea

 

[byealmeens]

12-12?
Did they just......add a 5th set TB..........?

Yes it seems the rules are changing (at Wimbledon).

 

[Red Rick]

No shock at all ... Novak is in favor of it.

Professional positive about business change that favours him.

News at 11.

I would argue strongly against the idea that the players should have a say in this.

 

[Zara]

Apparently the grass at Wimbledon was slowed down because of a couple of finals between Pete and Goran which then allowed Nadal, who's primarily a clay courter, win a few Wimbledon the following decade.

Did that kill tennis or revived it?

Also, is it possible to make the clay faster so that those who aren't comfortable on a super slow surface like clay to have an equal chance in the future?

 

[King No1e]

Apparently the grass at Wimbledon was slowed down because of a couple of finals between Pete and Goran which then allowed Nadal, who's primarily a clay courter, win a few Wimbledon the following decade.

Did that kill tennis or revived it?

Also, is it possible to make the clay faster so that those who aren't comfortable on a super slow surface like clay to have an equal chance in the future?

Surface changes are not changes to the FKING RULES. You can have epic 5-setters on any surface. The 5th set TB killed any chance of having 08W final-type matches at the US Open. Having Wimbledon falling to this rule is even worse because of the history and tradition around it.

 

[King No1e]

Don't mention the very idea

Fine, one 8-game pro set, with 1 point at deuce.
High school tennis, basically.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Professional positive about business change that favours him.

News at 11.

I would argue strongly against the idea that the players should have a say in this.

But Federer wants more bo5.

 

[Red Rick]

But Federer wants more bo5.

And I applaud him for it.

 

[tennisaddict]

There are few things that the stats don’t show you :

Players would have played differently if they knew a TB was coming at 12-12

Players who played long matches screwed schedules / opponents for future rounds

Players who played long matches wore out the court

I think they should have made the tiebreaker at 6-6 just like USO.

It is a surprise AO has not made any change but it was more needed at Wimb where it is easy to get to 5th set in 2.5 hours

 

[Tennis_Hands]

It is clear as day why this change has been made exactly after the Anderson - Isner SF, and it has nothing to do with "fairness" or "concerns about the players".

Wimbledon organisers should be ashamed that they are making changes that hurt the game.

 

[TennisFan97068]

Nadal camp are behind this change

 

[Tennis_Hands]

Nadal camp are behind this change

Hi, you got it mixed up with the time rule change.

 

[TennisFan97068]

Hi, you got it mixed up with the time rule change.

Curfew that split the much maligned roof match in two days?