Tiebreaks
A tennis match can go for hours
So what the rules require
Is something called a “tiebreak”
When it gets down to the wire.
When tied 6-6, to end the set
One final game is played,
The players alternating serves
‘Til 7 points are made.
I guess it’s fair; it makes the match
A quicker one to play
And for the ones who watch, it makes
A shorter time to stay.
Yet in the Aussie Open, Rafa,
Who’s my favorite guy,
Lost 3 sets, all in tiebreaks,
And I’m sure he’s wond’ring why.
If he and Thiem kept playing
And no tiebreaks were allowed
Rafa might have pulled it off
Before a very tired crowd.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2020
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