Friday, 25 June 2010

No tie breaks making a mockery of Tennis

After John Isner and Nicolas Mahut's marathon match at Wimbledon finally finished yesterday, one thing has become glaringly evident as a result.

This is that tie breaks need to be installed into final sets.

Despite all the agony and drama in the over eleven hour match, the fact that it could seemingly go on forever makes tennis look like a joke.
Why can't the final set be decided on a tie break like the rest of the sets in the match?

It is a perfectly fair and reasonable way in which to decide the winner, rather than make them stomp through like zombies.

Isner and Mahut were simply sapped of all energy, and think of the strain of Mahut mentally now that he has finally lost the match.

He could easily break mentally after losing such a contest, let's just hope he doesn't allow that to happen and can bounce back.

Then there is Isner, who is also competing in the mixed doubles.

Along with the obvious back log of matches, Isner now has mixed doubles and a second round singles match to contend with.

All while every else has progressed a further round.

I don't know about you (and i'm sure many love the fact it could be never ending), but to me having no tie break in the final set makes tennis the laughing stock of the sporting world.

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