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John Isner of the United States points his finger during his men's singles match against South Africa Kevin Anderson at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, London, Friday July 13, 2018. (AP Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth)(Photo: The Associated Press)
Wimbledon will introduce a fifth-set tiebreaker beginning in 2019.
The All-England Club Posted in a news release Friday, June 12th, 2009 at 12:45 pm in the final set, an apparent effort to end some of the marathon matches that have occurred at Wimbledon in recent years.
"Said Philip Brook, the chairman of the All-England Club, said:" We have not been able to come up with a decisive set of things.
"While we know the instances of matches extending deep into the final set are rare, we feel that a tie-break at 12-12 strikes an equitable balance between players ample opportunity to complete the match, while also providing certainty that the match will reach a conclusion in an acceptable timeframe. "
Brook said in the news that the All-England Club, which hosts one of tennis' s annual Grand Slam championships, has been studying the past 20 years.
While gridlocked fifth sets are still rare in tennis, Wimbledon has seen a fair share of marathon matches over the past decade. John Isner and Nicholas Mahut famously played an 11-hour match at Wimbledon in 2010, with Isner eventually winning the final set, 70-68. It was the longest match, both in terms of duration and number of games played, in the history of tennis.
This year, losing to Kevin Anderson in the past, was a long time ago and was played by Wimbledon's Center Court. That final set went to 26-24.
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