Wimbledon will shorten males’s doubles matches from best-of-five units to better of three from this yr’s championships, the All England Club introduced on Wednesday. The conventional five-set format had been criticised prior to now for discouraging extra singles specialists from coming into the doubles. Wimbledon was the one grand slam match to stage five-set doubles matches, however will now transfer into line with the Australian Open, French Open and US Open.

“The decision was made following a wide-ranging consultation and the change brings Wimbledon into line with the other grand slams which stage the gentlemen’s doubles in a best-of-three format,” the AELTC stated in an announcement.

“This update will provide the referee’s office with greater certainty when scheduling matches during the event and we hope it will encourage even more players to enter doubles at Wimbledon as a result.”

All different codecs at Wimbledon will stay the identical.

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