Federer still the GOAT. Incredible what he’s doing one month shy of 38. Also incredible how great of a player Novak is. Truly blessed to be living at the same time as them, Rafa, Serena, and Venus as tennis fans. Not often you get five all time great talents in their prime together.
Now I wish there hadn't been a tiebreak haha. It makes sense during the tournament for not potentially screwing up the schedule but I can't help but wish that kept going in the final
I still have PTSD from the Isner match nine years ago. Wimbledon needs to drop the bullshit and go 6-6 in the final like the others. Never want a match like this to end, but it’s truly unfair to the players and greatly increases the risk for injury.
Do you know if there's been comment from players on the Wimbledon rules? I don't remember if there were complaints after the Isner match last year either
It took like seven years for a change to be enacted from the Isner-Mahut 70-68 match so I imagine there’s a lot of backroom talk about it. A women’s final went 8-6 in the third sometime recently (I think, been following the sport for so long the results blur) and they didn’t mind.
I've got no issue with the rule change. You made the guys play an entire 6th set. Eventually you gotta do something. It's not like penalty kicks or anything...tie break is fine.