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US Open Mixed Doubles Moves Earlier With Shorter Scoring
The US Open is changing how its mixed doubles tournament works.
The tournament will happen one week earlier than before.
Players will also face new qualification rules.
Matches will be shorter than usual.
Each set can end after four games, unless the score reaches 4-4.
At 4-4, the players will play a tiebreak.
When the score is tied at 40-40, the next point wins the game.
If each pair wins one set, a 10-point tiebreak decides the match instead of a full third set.
The US Open mixed doubles competition will take place one week earlier than usual.
The event’s qualification criteria have been changed.
Sets will last up to four games, with a tiebreak at 4-4.
There will be no-ad scoring, meaning the next point after deuce decides the game.
If the match reaches one set all, a 10-point tiebreak will replace a deciding third set.
- Who
- Players competing in the US Open mixed doubles competition.
- What
- The event’s dates, qualification criteria, and scoring system have been changed.
- Where
- At the US Open; the article does not specify a venue.
- When
- The competition will take place one week earlier than usual.
- Why
Key facts
- Event
- US Open mixed doubles
- Schedule change
- The competition is taking place one week earlier.
- Qualification
- The qualification criteria have been changed.
- Set format
- A set lasts up to four games, with a tiebreak at 4-4.
- Game scoring
- There is no-ad scoring; the next point after deuce wins the game.
- Deciding format
- A 10-point tiebreak decides the match when the score is one set all.
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