Novak Djokovic won the longest Australian Open final in history and favors the Melbourne major adopting a decisive-set super tie breaker.
Australian Open final sets are decided after six-games-all with the longer of the tie break formats—first to 10 points.
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Djokovic, who out-dueled Rafael Nadal in a five-hour, 53-minute epic in the 2012 final, said it's a positive improvement.
"I actually thought it was a good change, a good innovation to say you play super-tie break," Djokovic said. "I don't mind it personally. I'm more in favor of closing out the match in a tie break or super-tie break rather than going for 11 hours like Isner and Mahut.
"Those type of matches are part of the history and I understand that, and I understand that, you know, those are the matches that you remember."
All four Grand Slams feature four different final-set rules.
Roland Garros is the only major that does not employ a final-set tie break.
Wimbledon announced it will adopt a first-to-seven point final-set tie break when the score reaches 12-12.
The US Open features a first-to-seven point final set tiebreak when the score is six-all.
The ATP Player Council president says he sees no issue with the four majors featuring four different rules.
"In regards to all the four slams having different, four different rules, you know, it's not something we used to see because they are very united in every, so to say, innovation or change," Djokovic said. "But I don't see it in any negative context, you know, towards their unit or players. You know, it's actually interesting that for them to have a different rule."
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