Two (tennis) sets are too few...

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Mala591
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Two (tennis) sets are too few...

Post by Mala591 » Fri Jul 05, 2019 1:42 pm

I would like to make a humble suggestion to improve the ladies tennis game. This could be trialed at one of the majors.

Make the match best of four sets with a 20 point tie-break if the score is two sets all.

This would bring the ladies game a step forward to eventually have the same rules as the mens game.

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Re: Two (tennis) sets are too few...

Post by SammyBoy » Fri Jul 05, 2019 1:48 pm

Couldn't they just do 5 sets like the men?

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Re: Two (tennis) sets are too few...

Post by Braindead » Fri Jul 05, 2019 1:48 pm

And yet they get paid equally for doing less work...

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Re: Two (tennis) sets are too few...

Post by aggi » Fri Jul 05, 2019 1:55 pm

When it's been discussed previously the tournament organisers have been against it. They say they don't have the capacity to have 5 set matches for women.

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Re: Two (tennis) sets are too few...

Post by AlargeClaret » Fri Jul 05, 2019 1:55 pm

Surely 3 sets is enough ?though you can’t question the ability of the top 50 women. Though most people wouldn’t cross the road to watch women’s tennis,Grand Slams aside ( where tbf people would watch 2 baboons play if it was on centre court) Women tennis players are unbelievably lucky to get equal pay.

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Re: Two (tennis) sets are too few...

Post by Dyched » Fri Jul 05, 2019 2:05 pm

It’s ******* obscene to be quite honest.

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Re: Two (tennis) sets are too few...

Post by FactualFrank » Fri Jul 05, 2019 2:06 pm

With what I've seen so far, I'd prefer best of one.
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Re: Two (tennis) sets are too few...

Post by FCBurnley » Fri Jul 05, 2019 2:08 pm

Two too many

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