2023-07-14 17:22:00
“We used to play best-of-five sets in our Virginia Slims final at Madison Square Garden,” said the 12-time Grand Slam singles champion.
“A lot of people think we’ve never done it that way. We didn’t think it would make that much of a difference,” the 79-year-old continued.
The tennis legend’s suggestion: In the first week, both men and women should play over two winning sets because the program is particularly dense there. In the second week you can then switch to the best-of-five mode – for both men and women.
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“Why shouldn’t you do that? Why not try something?” asked the American, who had already campaigned for equality in women’s tennis during her active career. To this day, women’s tennis is also played in the best-of-three format at Grand Slam tournaments.
Wimbledon: men play for final ticket, premiere for women
Meanwhile, the men’s semi-finals are scheduled for Friday at the All England Club. First, the top favorite Novak Djokovic meets the South Tyrolean Jannik Sinner.
The result is the eagerly awaited duel between the shooting star and number one in the world, Carlos Alcaraz, and the Russian number one Daniil Medvedev (world number 3).
The women’s finalists have already been determined. Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur and Marketa Vondrousova from the Czech Republic will battle it out for the title on Saturday.
One thing is already clear before the final: There will be a Grand Slam premiere. Neither of the two players has been able to win one of the four largest tennis tournaments in the world.
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