Will women ever play 5 Sets??

[CStennis11]

Forgive me if this has been discussed before, but I could not find it.

After watching the match between Schiavone and Kuznetsova I feel that it's possible women to maintain play while competing in five serts. The 30 games played between them in the final set could have easily been 6-4; 6-4; 6-4 in the 3rd-5th set respectively.

The only problem I believe is if the women could maintain their play and fitness in 5 sets in the 7 round GrandSlams. I believe it would be hard until a year or two after 5 sets was introduced to women's pro tennis because the players have been playing 3 sets their entire lives, and to introduce this change would be difficult for them to adapt to.

Any thoughts...

 

[migi]

Maybe they played 5 sets before open era and in year ending masters.

 

[achokshi99]

I hope not, quality of the current women's game is awful. Women's tennis in the late 90s and early 2000s was great but now it's a lot of mindless baseline bashing w/no real tactics. Just look at Li Na v Woz for example now. Li Na is a terrific athlete and has some serious strokes but how has she never incorporated a drop shot into her game?

Players like Jankovic, Sharapova, not sure we need them on the courts for best of 5. I'd say the same of any Isner match too.