Did You Know There Was No Tie-Break in Tennis Before?

[Lee_Sakura]

Before tie-breaks were introduced, tennis sets could theoretically go on forever. The longest sets often ran for many more games than typical matches today. The tie-break was officially adopted in 1970 to shorten matches.

 

[Bruno]

No tie-break in tennis? That's crazy! I can't imagine a match going on forever. I guess they needed to find a way to speed things up.