Grand Slam Tennis Adopts New Tiebreak Rule to Decide Final Sets
The first player to 10 points will take the final set under a new trial.
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First-to-10 tie-breaks will conclude the final sets of all four grand slam tournaments with immediate effect, the Grand Slam Board has announced.
The decision, which will initially be adopted on a trial basis, brings consistency to the issue of how to finish a match that reaches 6-6 in a decider.