Indian Wells, United States, March 4, 2026 (AFP) - Sabalenka backs 'best-of-five' Slam proposal, Swiatek against

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World number one Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday voiced her support for a proposal to make women's matches best-of-five sets during the later stages of Grand Slam tournaments. Speaking ahead of this week's ATP-WTA tournament in Indian Wells, the hard-hitting Sabalenka said she believed switching to five sets would benefit her game. "Yeah, let's do that," the four-time Grand Slam singles champion said when asked about the idea, which was floated by inc......

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