Because of the seven rounds needed for a championship, the slow-playing surface and the best-of-five-set men's singles matches(without a Tiebreak in the final set),
the event is widely considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.
Early the following year, a contest between New Zealand and
the West Indies finished as the first tied match, and a Tiebreak was played for the first time in men's international cricket:
the two sides took part in a bowl-out to determine a winner; New Zealand won 3-0.