Inacreditável, mas é verdade. Marcelo Melo e André Sá representam com um brilhantismo nunca antes visto o tênis brasileiro em Wimbledon, no terceiro Grand Slam do ano. Os dois perpetraram mais uma surpresa na competição, derrotando em três sets diretos a dupla formada por Daniel Nestor e Mark Knowles, cabeças-de-chave número 3.
Até que a partida disputada nesta sexta-feira não foi das mais complicadas pois os dois confrontos anteriores foram autênticas maratonas. Só para termos uma idéia, o jogo deles contra Paul Hanley e Kevin Ullyett durou incríveis 5h58min. O quinto set (não tem tiebreak nos quatro principais torneios do planeta - Aberto da Austrália, Roland Garros, Wimbledon e US Open) acabou com o placar de 28/26. Cinqüenta e quatro games no total, a maior quantidade desde 1968 - e 102 games durante toda a partida, recorde histórico na grama sagrada de Wimbledon.
E não ficou por aí. Ontem, os dois tiveram outro confronto dificílimo contra Alexander Peya e Christopher Kas - vitória por 3 x 2 em 3h36min de jogo. Dos cinco sets, três tiveram tiebreak mas o quinto não, terminando com 6/4 para Melo e Sá.
O excepcional Eusébio Resende, que depois de Ruy Viotti é o melhor narrador de tênis de toda a TV brasileira, crava que os brasileiros poderão jogar uma histórica final com os irmãos Bob e Mike Bryan.
Que vêm a ser a dupla número 1 do mundo. Nada mais, nada menos.
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Uma retificação Rodrigo.
No US Open, se houver empate em 6/6 no 5º set (3º para as mulheres), é disputado tiebreak.
Nos outros Grans Slams, é necessária a diferença de dois games no set decisivo.
Um abraço.
Fernando, obrigado pelo aparte. Mas nos torneios masculinos, aos quais evidentemente me referi, não existe tiebreak no quinto set.
Rodrigo, para ilustar meus post acima, veja o que diz o site do USOpen, confirmando que há sim tiebreak no 5º (3º para mulheres) set.
Since the introduction of the tie-break system in 1970, a maximum of 65 games is possible in a five-set match (13 games per set including the tie-break); a maximum of 39 games is possible in a three-setter. Two men's matches (one singles, one doubles) have approached the 65-game maximum and six matches (two women's singles, two men's doubles, one women's doubles and one mixed doubles) have reached the 39-game, three-set maximum. (Note: Men's doubles switched to a best-of-three-sets format in 1993, giving men's doubles a 39-game maximum.)
Men's Singles - (63 games) John Lloyd d. Paul McNamee, 57 67 75 76 76, second round, 1979, in a match lasting 3 hours 56 minutes (from 11:13 a.m. to 3:09 p.m.). The two also played 35 tie-break points.
Women's Singles - (39 games) Steffi Graf d. Pam Shriver, 76 67 76, in a quarterfinal match in 1985; Gigi Fernandez d. Leila Meskhi, 76 67 76 in a third-round match in 1991.
Men's Doubles - (64 games) Pierre Barthes - Nikki Pilic d. Pat Cornejo - Jaime Fillol, 67 67 76 76 75, in the semifinal round, 1970; (39 games) Guy Forget - Jakob Hlasek d. Luis Lobo - Javier Sanchez, 67 76 76, in the quarterfinals, 1996; Michael Sell - David Witt d. Sjeng Schalken - Jan Siemerink, 67 76 76, in the first round, 1997.
Women's Doubles - (39 games) Jill Davis - Heather Ludloff d. Tanya Harford - Virginia Wade, 76 67 76, in a first-round match in 1982.
Mixed Doubles - (39 games) Manuela Maleeva - Tom Gullikson d. Bonnie Gadusek - Michael Fancuff, 76 67 76, first round, 1985.
Longest Tie-Break - (38 points) Goran Ivanisevic d. Daniel Nestor, 20-18, third set, 1993.
Select a record type below to see the record holders for that topic.
Record Holders--------------------Singles RecordsSingles Champions By NationAll-Foreign Singles FinalsDoubles RecordsMost Mixed Doubles ChampionshipsMost Championship TitlesYoungest And Oldest PlayersMatch RecordsTie-Break MatchesSet SweepsUS Open Attendance History
Since the introduction of the tie-break system in 1970, a maximum of 65 games is possible in a five-set match (13 games per set including the tie-break); a maximum of 39 games is possible in a three-setter. Two men's matches (one singles, one doubles) have approached the 65-game maximum and six matches (two women's singles, two men's doubles, one women's doubles and one mixed doubles) have reached the 39-game, three-set maximum. (Note: Men's doubles switched to a best-of-three-sets format in 1993, giving men's doubles a 39-game maximum.)
Men's Singles - (63 games) John Lloyd d. Paul McNamee, 57 67 75 76 76, second round, 1979, in a match lasting 3 hours 56 minutes (from 11:13 a.m. to 3:09 p.m.). The two also played 35 tie-break points.
Women's Singles - (39 games) Steffi Graf d. Pam Shriver, 76 67 76, in a quarterfinal match in 1985; Gigi Fernandez d. Leila Meskhi, 76 67 76 in a third-round match in 1991.
Men's Doubles - (64 games) Pierre Barthes - Nikki Pilic d. Pat Cornejo - Jaime Fillol, 67 67 76 76 75, in the semifinal round, 1970; (39 games) Guy Forget - Jakob Hlasek d. Luis Lobo - Javier Sanchez, 67 76 76, in the quarterfinals, 1996; Michael Sell - David Witt d. Sjeng Schalken - Jan Siemerink, 67 76 76, in the first round, 1997.
Women's Doubles - (39 games) Jill Davis - Heather Ludloff d. Tanya Harford - Virginia Wade, 76 67 76, in a first-round match in 1982.
Mixed Doubles - (39 games) Manuela Maleeva - Tom Gullikson d. Bonnie Gadusek - Michael Fancuff, 76 67 76, first round, 1985.
Longest Tie-Break - (38 points) Goran Ivanisevic d. Daniel Nestor, 20-18, third set, 1993.
Select a record type below to see the record holders for that topic.
Record Holders--------------------Singles RecordsSingles Champions By NationAll-Foreign Singles FinalsDoubles RecordsMost Mixed Doubles ChampionshipsMost Championship TitlesYoungest And Oldest PlayersMatch RecordsTie-Break MatchesSet SweepsUS Open Attendance History
Since the introduction of the tie-break system in 1970, a maximum of 65 games is possible in a five-set match (13 games per set including the tie-break); a maximum of 39 games is possible in a three-setter. Two men's matches (one singles, one doubles) have approached the 65-game maximum and six matches (two women's singles, two men's doubles, one women's doubles and one mixed doubles) have reached the 39-game, three-set maximum. (Note: Men's doubles switched to a best-of-three-sets format in 1993, giving men's doubles a 39-game maximum.)
Men's Singles - (63 games) John Lloyd d. Paul McNamee, 57 67 75 76 76, second round, 1979, in a match lasting 3 hours 56 minutes (from 11:13 a.m. to 3:09 p.m.). The two also played 35 tie-break points.
Women's Singles - (39 games) Steffi Graf d. Pam Shriver, 76 67 76, in a quarterfinal match in 1985; Gigi Fernandez d. Leila Meskhi, 76 67 76 in a third-round match in 1991.
Men's Doubles - (64 games) Pierre Barthes - Nikki Pilic d. Pat Cornejo - Jaime Fillol, 67 67 76 76 75, in the semifinal round, 1970; (39 games) Guy Forget - Jakob Hlasek d. Luis Lobo - Javier Sanchez, 67 76 76, in the quarterfinals, 1996; Michael Sell - David Witt d. Sjeng Schalken - Jan Siemerink, 67 76 76, in the first round, 1997.
Women's Doubles - (39 games) Jill Davis - Heather Ludloff d. Tanya Harford - Virginia Wade, 76 67 76, in a first-round match in 1982.
Mixed Doubles - (39 games) Manuela Maleeva - Tom Gullikson d. Bonnie Gadusek - Michael Fancuff, 76 67 76, first round, 1985.
Longest Tie-Break - (38 points) Goran Ivanisevic d. Daniel Nestor, 20-18, third set, 1993.
Fonte
http://2006.usopen.org/en_US/about/history/rec_tie.html
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