N ° 1 Aryna Sabalenka is not interested in the matches of the best of the five sets in women’s tennis

Aryna Sabalenka, the best, would not want women’s tennis to go to games of more than five years during the Grand Slam tournaments – as men play – fearing higher risks of injuries.

“Probably physically, I am one of the strongest, so maybe it would benefit me. But I think I’m not ready to play five sets,” Sabalenka told two sets in Wimbledon on Monday.

“I think it’s too much on the woman’s body. I think we are not ready for this quantity of tennis. I think it would increase the amount of injury. So I think it’s not something I would consider. “

Women play the best of three sets in all tournaments. Men play the best format of the five during the Grand Slam tournaments, and the best of three elsewhere.

There is no widespread movement for change, but it is an occasional subject of discussion – if women’s tennis had to go to the best of five at the subsequent stages of major tournaments.

Sabalenka was questioned on the final of the French Open in which Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in a five sections which lasted 5 1/2 hours.

“For someone looking, it’s incredible to see five hours of great tennis,” said Sabalenka. “But I’m not really jealous of staying there for five hours as a player. I don’t know how many days they had to recover after this crazy match.”

Coco Gauff, classified n ° 2, expressed similar feelings on the best sets on Saturday.

“It would just favor me from the point of view of physicality. But I think it would be a big change for the tour. I think it would be good to keep it like that is like that,” said the American.

Sabalenka beat 194th Carson Brantine 6-1, 7-5 in 73 minutes on Monday.