The end of eternal matches is approaching in the world of tennis. This Wednesday the organizers of the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open, the four Grand Slams on the calendar, have announced in a joint decision that the matches that reach 6-6 in the fifth set will be decided in a super tie. -10 point break with an advantage of two or more points. A rule approved by the ITF after consultation with the WTA, the ATP and the ITF itself and that will come into force from the next Roland Garros.
In this way the four Grand Slams agree on how the matches will be decided to avoid marathon matches and both will carry out the formula that for several years has been using the Australian Open, set this super tie-break when the score is 6-6 in the fifth set.
Starting at this year’s Roland-Garros, all four Grand Slams will use a 10 point tie-break to decide final sets when the score reaches six games all.
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The other Grand Slam that will adapt to this rule faster will be the US Open, that in the fifth set he decided the matches in a normal seven-point tie-break and that now he will have to extend it to 10. It will also be an important change for Wimbledon, which had this super tie-break set when the fifth set reached 12-12 and that now he should put it with 6-6. The Grand Slam that will most notice the change will be Roland Garros, since it was the only one that had not established the super tie-break system, forcing the matches to end with the classic difference of two games.
The four Grand Slams also indicate that the regulations will be valid for the Grand Slam qualifying matches, men’s and women’s singles and doubles, and junior singles and chair tennis matches. For its part, there will be a super tie-break of 10 points in the deciding set of the mixed doubles, junior doubles and doubles in chair tennis.