Melbourne
The tournament organisers said on Friday that the decision came after consultation with current and former players and tennis officials. “We asked the players — both past and present, commentators, agents and TV analysts — whether they wanted to play an advantage final set or not, and went from there,” said Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley.
In the men’s singles draw, the first four sets will feature a seven-point tie-breaker at 6-6, with the final set going to a 10-point tie-breaker at 6-6. In the women’s singles, men’s, women’s and mixed doubles, the deciding set of three sets will be played with a 10-point tie-breaker if level at 6-6.
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