Any tennis fans

[Bird222]

I have been watching the Sony Open on the tennis channel and I have seen on the crawl a couple of 3rd set scores of 10-5 and 10-7. Do they have some special scoring? I thought the last set you had to win by 2. WTF??


I should add that this tournament has final set tie breaks so I am really confused.

 

[mrrman]

That's odd...it's suppose to be a 2 set win unless it goes into a tiebreaker. Even a tiebreaker won't have these types of scores.

 

[masterxfob]

perhaps you were watching doubles or junior matches. it varies by tournament, but they sometimes opt to play a 'super' tiebreak, which is essentially first to 10 points.

 

[Bird222]

perhaps you were watching doubles or junior matches. it varies by tournament, but they sometimes opt to play a 'super' tiebreak, which is essentially first to 10 points.

Yeah, I think these were double scores so that was probably it. I never heard of the super tiebreak.

 

[DirkGently1]

I have been watching the Sony Open on the tennis channel and I have seen on the crawl a couple of 3rd set scores of 10-5 and 10-7. Do they have some special scoring? I thought the last set you had to win by 2. WTF??


I should add that this tournament has final set tie breaks so I am really confused.

In doubles now the third set is decided by first to win 10 games.

 

[holden j caufield]

In doubles now the third set is decided by first to win 10 games.

I believe it's the first to 10 points tiebreaker.

 

[DirkGently1]

I believe it's the first to 10 points tiebreaker.

No, it's the first to ten games in the third set.

 

[flatty]

strange, I watched many matches from this, but I didn't noticed, what exactly was the match/matches pls?

 

[Bird222]

Doubles at Sony Open. I assume you have to win by two games?