New Aussie system

Katie Boulter has won the first 10-point tiebreaker under the Australian Open’s new system for determining level deciding sets. Boulter beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (6), including 10-6 in the tiebreaker in which the first player to reach 10 with an advantage of two points clinches the match. In the men’s singles draw, the first four sets will feature a seven-point tiebreaker at 6-6, with the final set going to a 10-point tiebreaker at 6-6. In women’s singles play and men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles, the decider of three sets will be played with a 10-point tiebreaker at 6-6.