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I don't know about that, but i would rather watch paint dry than to gaze at Isner and Mahut for 26 hours unable to break their opponent's serve, then when one manages it, to see him listless the day after because their tank is totally empty.A recent exampe : it is quite fitting that Wimbledon got robbed of perhaps and extra hour of epicness of that Federer-Djokovic Final only a year after its knee-jerk reaction to introduce 5th set TB.
I bet that every tennis fan on the planet would have preferred Fedole to keep going at it until someone blinks. But no, few old farts at the All England Club thought they should be in control of when a match of such magnitude should end.
Playing a tie breaker at 12-12 (or even 6-6) is really not the issue if you look at the big picture.A recent exampe : it is quite fitting that Wimbledon got robbed of perhaps and extra hour of epicness of that Federer-Djokovic Final only a year after its knee-jerk reaction to introduce 5th set TB.
I bet that every tennis fan on the planet would have preferred Fedole to keep going at it until someone blinks. But no, few old farts at the All England Club thought they should be in control of when a match of such magnitude should end.
That's true. And they don't realize that those of use who love tennis, love the pace of it. We don't need it to go faster or be over sooner.They change because of these ADHD generations of people nowadays. Will ruin the sport...
No, I certainly wouldn't want that to go forever, and i noticed most posters here don't want it to go on forever. All the commies and pundits like the 5th set TBs. YOur bet that "every tennis fan on the planet" is ridiculous.A recent exampe : it is quite fitting that Wimbledon got robbed of perhaps and extra hour of epicness of that Federer-Djokovic Final only a year after its knee-jerk reaction to introduce 5th set TB.
I bet that every tennis fan on the planet would have preferred Fedole to keep going at it until someone blinks. But no, few old farts at the All England Club thought they should be in control of when a match of such magnitude should end.
A recent exampe : it is quite fitting that Wimbledon got robbed of perhaps and extra hour of epicness of that Federer-Djokovic Final only a year after its knee-jerk reaction to introduce 5th set TB.
I bet that every tennis fan on the planet would have preferred Fedole to keep going at it until someone blinks. But no, few old farts at the All England Club thought they should be in control of when a match of such magnitude should end.
Men's majors and masters tournament finals should always be best of 5, NO 5th set TB, period. There is no next day to worry about.
Finally,
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No, I certainly wouldn't want that to go forever, and i noticed most posters here don't want it to go on forever. All the commies and pundits like the 5th set TBs. YOur bet that "every tennis fan on the planet" is ridiculous.
The quality of the tennis sucks after 5 long sets, and it's cruel to the players.
That is the problem. You change everything because once in 50 years something happens that will not happen the next 50 years? But for these next 50 years people will suffer because of this change. All the time. I guess this is the definition of knee-jerk reaction.I don't know about that, but i would rather watch paint dry than to gaze at Isner and Mahut for 26 hours unable to break their opponent's serve, then when one manages it, to see him listless the day after because their tank is totally empty.
Are you really asking for the players to play an hour more after they've already played for five hours ?A recent example : it is quite fitting that Wimbledon got robbed of perhaps an extra hour of epicness of that Federer-Djokovic Final only a year after its knee-jerk reaction to introduce a 5th set TB.
I bet that every tennis fan on the planet would have preferred Fedole to keep going at it until someone blinks. But no, few old farts at the All England Club thought they should be in control of when a match of such magnitude should end.
I would go for it but the problem is that not enough days and time on court to complete the OOP and the tournament itself. If the draw is 16, rather than 28 or 32 or 48 or 64 for 250 then sure, go for it. The only tournament that is able to pull off best of 5 sets would be IW, and Miami. Not enough time to pull off 5 or 6 matches in 7 days for best of 5 set matches. You need rest to recover and your body needs a day off from exercise if you are working out in a weight room and this applies to all sports.I think there needs 5 sets for MEN in all tournaments!
Amen. Such a travesty that the match did not go to it's fullest length. That's the absolute worst outcome to have a true Wimbledon final denied because of their crap policy.A recent example : it is quite fitting that Wimbledon got robbed of perhaps an extra hour of epicness of that Federer-Djokovic Final only a year after its knee-jerk reaction to introduce a 5th set TB.
I bet that every tennis fan on the planet would have preferred Fedole to keep going at it until someone blinks. But no, few old farts at the All England Club thought they should be in control of when a match of such magnitude should end.
Not only does the quality of tennis suck, the winner is always rewarded with losing the next round (unless a final) because he's exhausted. How fair is that?PIile Drive is right on this one. Let it keep on going.
Why do you have to arbitrarily end something that is so pleasing to watch? Gladiators fighting it out till the very end is the best thing about tennis. These guys train for 6 hours , eating controlled diets , etc and live for the moments of never ending 5th sets .