Week 20- Cremona, Italy ($30k +H), Outdoor Hard

seagull · Hall of fame

RE: Week 20- Cremona, Italy ($30k +H), Outdoor Hard

richard · Improver

Anyone know what the record is for the longest TB ?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

heartbreak i the TB for Josh, what a marathon tho. thats like a whole set right there

seagull · Hall of fame

He loses it 19-17 how do you recover from that?

seagull · Hall of fame

Baker holds for 5-3

indiana · Tennis legend

That was kinda annoying

By the way, googled and found from http://tennisracquetsport.suite101.com/article.cfm/history_of_tiebreak_in_tennis , longest in history is 26 - 24.

"Since its inception, the tiebreak has provided for plenty of highlights. In the 1980 Wimbledon final, Bjorn Borg failed to convert seven championship points in a fourth set tiebreaker which John McEnroe won 18-16 before Borg won the fifth set 8-6 and the title. The longest tiebreak in history also took place at Wimbledon on July 1, 1985 when January Gunnarson and Michael Mortensen beat John Frawley and Victor Pecci 26-24 in the fourth set of a doubles match. There have been final singles matches that had 20-18 tiebreakers including Roger Federer beating Marat Safin at the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup."

steven · Tennis legend

What a battle, though as usual the Brit blinked first. He must be putting up a very good performance though given who he's playing.

richard wrote:

Anyone know what the record is for the longest TB ?

26-24 in a Wimbledon doubles match in 1985. The singles record must be higher than 19-17 because Fed beat Safin 20-18 in a tiebreak at the TMC in 2004.

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 18th of May 2010 11:11:15 AM

seagull · Hall of fame

As expected Josh broken in the opening game of the 2nd set

seagull · Hall of fame

Baker wins 6-3, 6-4

seagull · Hall of fame

Full credit to Josh -he has broken back for 2 all

I wonder if Soeda has much more Go in him?

SMC1809 · All-time great

Josh has won 5 more points than Soeda in the match but finds himself a set down. Hopefully though, that break back and subsequent hold will set him up for a comeback win.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

good job by josh to even thing up. lets hope he can move on and take thsi set. 21-19 in the TB:)

SMC1809 · All-time great

6-6. Time for another tie-break.

SMC1809 · All-time great

1-0*
2-0*
*3-0
*4-0 (ridiculous smash from Soeda)

SMC1809 · All-time great

4-1*
4-2*
*4-3
*4-4