believes that having four different tie-breaks formats in the Grand Slams – Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open – is not good. In Melbourne, a first-to-ten point tie-break takes place on 6-all in the fifth.
At the French Open there is no tie-break, at Wimbledon a first to seven points tie-break got introduced on 12-all while at the US Open a first to seven points tie-break on 6-all is played. Speaking to India Today, McEnroe said: So this guy or this girl, they are tennis players, right? They are at the Australian Open and the score is 6-6 in the fifth for him or in the third for her.
And suddenly, they start panicking… whats next? Is there a tiebreaker? If there is a tiebreaker, is it at 6 games all or 12 all? And if there is a tiebreaker, is it first to seven points? Or first to 10 points? 6-6? 10-10? 12-12? Where am I? Paris, New York? London, Melbourne? What do I do? Who am I? Four Grand Slams and four different rules to conclude the fifth set! Hello? Is there a federation here, someone who is supposed to harmonise this kind of thing.
With the International Tennis Federations (ITF) revamped Davis Cup, set to start in November, facing competition from the newly-branded ATP Cup, McEnroe says it is another example of the governing bodies not singing off the same hymn sheet.
More than ever, this sport needs guidance and vision. Someone who can think beyond the childish rivalries between, the ATP, WTA, ITF, Grand Slams. ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal: Worse players than David Ferrer won a Grand Slam title
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