The Introduction of the Tiebreak

[Kirijax]

Just read a good article about how the tiebreak came about. The story about Jimmy Van Alen and how he worked to get the tiebreak added to the game of tennis is a great read. I personally love the tiebreak system and wish all the Slams would use it in their 5th sets as well. That's maybe the one thing I like about the U.S. Open.

If you haven't read the story about Jimmy Van Alen and his "Van Alen Simplified Scoring System", it's worth a read.

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[Docten]

Just read a good article about how the tiebreak came about. The story about Jimmy Van Alen and how he worked to get the tiebreak added to the game of tennis is a great read. I personally love the tiebreak system and wish all the Slams would use it in their 5th sets as well. That's maybe the one thing I like about the U.S. Open.

If you haven't read the story about Jimmy Van Alen and his "Van Alen Simplified Scoring System", it's worth a read.

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I like what the tie breaker does to quicken the game but it is beneficial to the big server and the more poorly conditioned athlete.

 

[Kirijax]

Just read a good article about how the tiebreak came about. The story about Jimmy Van Alen and how he worked to get the tiebreak added to the game of tennis is a great read. I personally love the tiebreak system and wish all the Slams would use it in their 5th sets as well. That's maybe the one thing I like about the U.S. Open.

If you haven't read the story about Jimmy Van Alen and his "Van Alen Simplified Scoring System", it's worth a read.

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I like what the tie breaker does to quicken the game but it is beneficial to the big server and the more poorly conditioned athlete.

It's not always the case but generally I would have to agree. How many sets has Isner won thanks to the tiebreak?

And welcome to Tennis Frontier!

 

[Docten]

I'm afraid I find the "giants" boring to watch. To me it is like when the "dunkers" took over basketball and all the fancy dribbling and passing seemed to disappear. Do you ever think there will be another Fabrice Santoro? What will happen when we have 7 footers who serve aces at a 50% or 60% rate? Even if they couldn't play the rest of the game at all, they could win a set by winning one point against serve in the tie breaker. If there were no tiebreakers, these giants would at least have to play well enough to break serve once a set, and be in good enough condition to hold out if the sets went 12-14, 18-16, etc. I worry about the future of the game. The giants are coming.

Just read a good article about how the tiebreak came about. The story about Jimmy Van Alen and how he worked to get the tiebreak added to the game of tennis is a great read. I personally love the tiebreak system and wish all the Slams would use it in their 5th sets as well. That's maybe the one thing I like about the U.S. Open.

If you haven't read the story about Jimmy Van Alen and his "Van Alen Simplified Scoring System", it's worth a read.

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I like what the tie breaker does to quicken the game but it is beneficial to the big server and the more poorly conditioned athlete.

It's not always the case but generally I would have to agree. How many sets has Isner won thanks to the tiebreak?

And welcome to Tennis Frontier!