Sebastian Ofner suffered a brutal exit from Australian Open qualifying on Wednesday afternoon after he appeared to forget the tournament’s tiebreak rules. The world No 131 had been closing in on securing a second-round victory against Nishesh Basavareddy during a final set tiebreak. But as he made it past the service line, the chair umpire stopped him in his tracks, reminding him that final set tiebreaks are played to 10 points, not to seven. In a super [match] tiebreak, you always have a chance, so I kept believing,’ Basavareddy told the Australian Open website. Ten-point final set tiebreaks came into effect at the Australian Open back in 2019.

Source: Daily Mail January 14, 2026 16:19 UTC