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After a period of consultation with players and
officials, the AELTC ruled that the tiebreak will be played when
the score reaches 12-12 in the final set of all matches at the
tournament, singles and doubles.
"The match winner(s) will be the first player(s) to win seven
points with an advantage of two or more points. There will be no
change to the current format of the Wheelchair and Quad
Wheelchair events, which are the best of three tiebreak sets,"
the AELTC said.
The decision means there will be no repeat of the
record-breaking marathon match in 2010 when American John Isner
beat Frenchman Nicolas Mahut after 11 hours and five minutes of
play over three days. The final set took eight hours and 11
minutes and was won by Isner 70-68.
“Our view was that the time had come to introduce a tiebreak
method for matches that had not reached their natural conclusion
at a reasonable point during the deciding set," AELTC Chairman
Philip Brook said.
"While we know the instances of matches extending deep into the
final set are rare, we feel that a tiebreak at 12-12 strikes an
equitable balance between allowing players ample opportunity to
complete the match to advantage, while also providing certainty
that the match will reach a conclusion in an acceptable time
frame."
(Reporting by Simon Evans, editing by Ed Osmond)
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