On March 16, Beijing time, the organizing committees of the four Grand Slam tournaments jointly issued a statement, announcing that starting from this year's French Open, the format of the Grand Slam singles decider will be uniformly implemented 6-6 after grabbing ten. At this point, the four Grand Slam decider formats have become history.
Previously, only the Australian Open executed a 6-6 grab after ten, while the French Open was a long-term tiebreaker, Wimbledon was 12-12 after grabbing seven, and the US Open was 6-6 after grabbing seven.
With the imminent implementation of the new format, there is a lot of discussion from the outside world. And the players who are participating in the Indian Masters are undoubtedly the ones who are most concerned about the "new rules".
In today's article, let's take a look at which players have made their views on this new rule that is about to be implemented.
Fritz, an American player born in 1997, said he would miss watching Grand Slam long-time game breaks in the past, a more exciting way of competing.
"Implementing a decider in four Grand Slams to decide the winner by grabbing 10 points is obviously a particularly strange thing. I mean I'm going to kind of miss seeing two players in the fifth set up to a 14-14 or 20-20 draw, it's like an endless battle. ”
After winning the fourth round, Nadal, in the face of reporters, seemed to be indifferent to the implementation of the new rules.
"Honestly, I'm neutral." Speaking about the new rules, Nadal said, "I think that's their decision, I don't think it's going to be very different, I don't think the new rules will have a big impact on Roland Garros, the biggest slam will probably be Wimbledon, after all, there are often long-market battles there." ”
Dimitrov, who defeated Isner 6-3, 7-6 (6) at the Indian Masters, also gave his opinion on the matter.
"I'm no stranger to long-set battles in the fifth set of a Grand Slam, I think it's great." "But with the new rules in place, we may never see a long-lasting fierce race," Dimitrov said. But on the other hand, players can get more time to rest, which is conducive to the winner's full preparation for the next game. ”
The new rules have not only attracted the attention of active players, but also retired celebrities.
"It's a wise choice." Nafplatilova, who works as a tennis commentator, said. "I've said we should change some rules, and now it's finally happening." (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)