Media: The organizers of Wimbledon are considering the possibility of introducing a tie-break in the fifth set – Tennis News

By changing the formula for the fights, they were pushed by a marathon semifinal match between South African tennis player Kevin Anderson and American John Ezner, which lasted 6 hours and 36 minutes . At this meeting, Anderson won, which then lost in the final against the most recent Novak Djokovic. The Serbian tennis player also held a semifinal of five sets, but this match with the Spanish Rafael Nadal was split in two days and lasted 5 hours and 17.

After these semifinals, several players, coaches and experts played in the tie-break. "Such fatigue of players spoils the final matches.I think the tie-break with the score 12:12 will be an excellent decision," – said the former world's first racket duplicate the Swedish Jonas Bjorkman.

According to Anderson himself, tiebreak in the fifth set should be played at all Grand Slam series tournaments. "It was really a battle for survival," he said about the game against Izner, whose fifth set ended with a score of 26:24. "We were not talking about the usual tennis match and tactics, there was only one question – that will last longer."

The final decision on this point, as the Times indicates, can be taken at the meeting on the results of the year in November. In the case of a positive verdict in London, a tie-break in the fifth set can go to all four Grand Slam tournaments. "Every year, we study what has happened in the biggest tournaments and plan to improve the tournament next year". the lawn tennis club and the croquet that Wimbledon holds.