Federer calls for radical change to decider set at Wimbledon

John Isner and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played out an epic four-hour-24-minute battle on Sunday with the final score reading 6-7 (3-7) 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 19-17 in favour of Tsonga. Speaking on this, Federer said that a tie-breaker could be a good idea in the fifth set.

"I don't know. Maybe they could make a tie-break at 12-all. Yeah, it is rough for not only the players playing, but also the players that follow that court.

"I think it's super cool, and that's the match I was watching: Isner v Tsonga. I didn't care about any other match that was being played other than that match. It is very cool if it goes 12-all, 14-all, 18-all, 20-all, further and further. But the chances get slimmer and slimmer to win that next round. Like the Open, they have a breaker in the fifth,” Independent reported him as saying.Also read- Roger Federer endorses ban on Maria Sharapova

Federer himself was involved in the third-longest singles final by time played, in the 2008 Wimbledon final against Rafael Nadal. He lost 4-6,4-6,7-6, 7-6, 7-9 in a match dubbed as “one of the greatest-ever”.

The 17-time Grand Slam champion suggested that a tie-breaker could be introduced at 12-all.

"They can make a compromise and make a tie-breaker at 12-all. Play another six service games each. Usually it doesn't go to that, anyway, to 12-all. If it does go there, you had your chances to break or not to break, so you're happy maybe to be in a tie-breaker," reported Independent.

Federer reached the quarterfinal of the 2016 Wimbledon on Monday after dismantling Steve Johnson 6-2,6-3,7-5. He will next face Marin Cilic for a spot in the last-four.