Australian Open to Introduce Final-set Tie-breaks Next Year
The Australian Open is set to follow Wimbledon and introduce final-set tie-breaks.
The change could be introduced in time for the 2019 tournament in January.
However, while at Wimbledon the final-set tie-break is to take place when the score reaches 1212 in games, in Melbourne they plan to go to a tie-
Tyson Fury has leapfrogged Deontay Wilder in the Ring Magazine’s heavyweight rankings and is now rated second in the world by the historic boxing outlet.
The two heavyweights’ recent title fight ended in a disputed draw with many believing the Gypsy King break at 6-6.
The ‘super tie-break’ will be won by the first player to reach 10 points, with a margin of two.
If Tennis Australia implement this format, it would mean all four majors will operate on slightly different scoring systems.
Players are reportedly being consulted about whether to introduce the ‘super tie-break’ from should have got the decision – including every member of Ring’s rating panel.
Ring Magazine have their own independent ranking system, compiled by their editorial board and rating panel.
The institution also awards a famous title and have been doing so for al- 2019 in Australia or trial it during qualifying and junior matches, with a final decision to be made later.
Tennis Australia are seeking to decrease the number of long-lasting matches during the Open and the move might also help with scheduling, as matches can currently start close to midnight under the current rules.
Serena Williams will most a century, having first presented a heavyweight belt to Jack Dempsey in 1922.
That very title ended up in Fury’s hands after he defeated long-time champion Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, though he later lost it due to inactivity.
Now the belt is vacant resume her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January.
The 37-year-old American won the tournament for the seventh time two years ago when she beat her sister Venus in the final while eight weeks pregnant with her daughter Alexis Olympia, who was born the following September. and can traditionally only be awarded when the top two fighters in a division face each other.
During Fury’s absence, it appeared this would only happen if Joshua fought Wilder, however, now it would almost certainly have to be an all-British clash to stake the title.
In spite of successfully defending the Africa Women Cup of Nations last Saturday in Accra, Ghana, the Super Falcons of Nigeria dropped one point on the latest FIFA ranking to place 39th in the world.
In the ranking that was released yesterday, Nigeria garnered 1, 586 points in this ranking, a drop from the 1607 points in the last ranking.
However, Super Falcons remained the number one team in Africa, followed by Cameroon at 46th place and South Africa at 48th position.
Other African countries that made the top 10 list include Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Morocco, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal.
The Super Falcons last Saturday won their ninth AWCON, beating Bafana Bafana of South Africa, 4-3.
Dominic Solanke is not in contention to make his first Premier League appearance of the season when Liverpool face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium this afternoon.
The Reds are one of the two unbeaten teams in the English topflight after fifteen rounds but have done so without the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup Golden Ball winner.
Manager Jürgen Klopp confirmed at the pre-match conference that Solanke will not be involved against the Cherries due to an undisclosed ailment.
‘’Clyney has been out for already two weeks, it’s nothing serious but he is not in training and not available as well, ‘’ Klopp was quoted as saying by Liverpool’s official website.
‘’Joe Gomez obviously, Oxlade, Rhian Brewster and Dom Solanke are out. But Dom is close; I really hope he will be in team training again from Sunday on. But we have to see.’’
Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe was pictured training with Bournemouth’s first team on Friday in their last workout ahead of today’s game.