THE Australian Open is at its business end with the biggest players gunning for glory.
Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are among those still involved in the men’s singles tournament.
But what happens if matches reach 6-6 in the final set?
Does the Australian Open have a fifth set tie-break?
After long final sets in Grand Slam matches, the Australian Open joined Wimbledon and US Open in introducing a tie-break.
Yet, they play a different version to the others.
When players reach 6-6, they compete in a tie-break of first to ten points.
How do fifth sets work at other grand slams?
2019 was the first year ever that each grand slam in 2019 had a different method of deciding a fifth set.
At Wimbledon, a tie-break is only used when the score reaches 12-12.
The US Open has had a fifth set tie-break played under the regular format ever since 1970, while in the French Open players are still required to play out the set until there is a winner by two clear games.
