Should Women Play Five Sets?

Ann

Hall of Fame
Getting equal money for lesser results is inane, which apparently passes for progressive thinking in your limited mind. If anybody is clamoring for a potential 4 hr plus match of womens tennis, I've yet to hear it but that's a hard pass for most.
So if a male player takes out his opponent he should get 60% of the pay? If his opponent retires in the first round he should get less than 20% of the pay? While I wouldn't agree with this I would congratulate you for at least being consistent. Otherwise....
 

Bobby Jr

G.O.A.T.
Here is why they should:
  • Women have actually tested to be comparatively better than men in many endurance activities.
No, they have not. They have appeared to do better in a few specific events - such as long distance swimming - but, in general, the events they are close at they do much slower than men and the nuance of details matters. In long distance swimming for example the naturally higher body fat of females contributes to greater insulation and buoyancy - which has seen some females do better than men. But this is a highly specific sport - open sea, ultra distance swimming - where there are rarely group races.

This notion should usually be regarded as basically a myth.
 

waarp

Rookie
I think the guy that capped it at 3 100 years ago basically said "I don't think people would want to watch women play five sets".
 

LuckyR

Legend
I agree with BJK, make the first week of the Slams best of 3 for men and women and the second week best of 5 for men and women.
 

PDJ

G.O.A.T.
Is there actually a market for BO5 for women? Some of the women's matches on the show courts have had few people watching. Maybe that's the same for the men?
 

anarosevoli

Semi-Pro
In men's tennis BO5 increases quality of results (higher percentage of matches with better player winning) while in women's tennis it could change results to the worse, pushing them too much to their physical limits, resulting more in an endurance contest than tennis.
There is a reason why traditionally women play BO3 and men play BO5. Not every rule that you don't undertand is stupid.
 
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