World number five Maria Sharapova said that Grand Slam singles matches for men should be reduced to three-setters rather than five-setters, sating that it would help lengthen their careers.
“It would be more exciting from the beginning of the match because you know that first set is extremely important,”
said the four-time Grand Slam winner to BBC Sport.
“When you are watching a three-out-of-five-set match, the first set sometimes doesn’t mean too much,” she added.
“Five-setters are extremely tough on the body. Men have expressed a lot of concern, especially to the matches that last five hours, in terms of recovery.”
However, British player Andy Murray has a different point of view on this topic.
“You spend more time in the gym putting your body through its paces to get ready for the Grand Slams, but they are the
biggest events and should be the toughest test of a player physically and mentally,” the Wimbledon 2013 champion said.
“I like that it’s best of five sets. because I don’t think you get fluke results.”
