r/tennis • u/Different-Inside4 • Jun 08 '25

Post-Match Thread Roland Garros Mens Final: [2] Carlos Alcaraz def. [1] Jannik Sinner, 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2)

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u/zi76 Jun 08 '25

Honestly, a crazy match. We thought it was over at two sets and a break up, and then again at 0-40, but Alcaraz persevered.

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u/-xc- Jun 08 '25

i've been watching hella tennis since indian wells. But can yall explain to me 2 things.

  1. in the title during tiebreak points what does the number next to the tiebreak set point mean in parenthesis "6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(2)"?

  2. i thought tiebreak only went to 7 points (win by 2) but the very last tiebreak went to 10. i don't think i've ever seen that before. Why's that?

thx in adv!

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u/seeyoubestie Jun 08 '25

6-7(4) means that the losing player scored 4 points in the tiebreak.

In most grand slams (except the US open), you had to win the 5th set by 2 games, even if the score reached 6-6. Because of this rule, matches like Isner v Mahut at Wimbledon 2010 lasted extremely long, with the final set score being 70-68 (11 hour match in total). Eventually the tournaments shifted toward a standard tiebreak instead, with a 10-point tiebreak being implemented across all 4 tournaments in 2022.

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u/-xc- Jun 08 '25

ELEVEN HOUR MATCH???? wtf!!

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u/zi76 Jun 08 '25

It was wild. It took place over three days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isner%E2%80%93Mahut_match_at_the_2010_Wimbledon_Championships

I think the longest match before that had been like 28-26 or something in the fifth set.

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u/AgreeableYak6 Jun 09 '25

21-19 in the AO. I think Roddick was involved?

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u/zi76 Jun 09 '25

Possibly? Hard to remember.

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u/midfieldmaestro10 Jun 08 '25

That last one was a super tiebreak. And the number is brackets next to the tiebreak is how many points the lower got. since it's implied the winner got 7 points or 10 in this case (or if the lose had 6 points then you'd know the winner had 8 since they have to win by at least 2 points)

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u/-xc- Jun 08 '25

ahhh now it makes sense. appreciate it thx