ETennis is that sport in which time is relative. You know when you start, but not when you finish. In Grand Slams, this theory is accentuated, since you have to win one more set than in other tournaments. You don’t have a fixed time like in football, and The game can last an hour and a half, or five.
For this reason, in the locker rooms there is a division of opinion Regarding the format of the four ‘majors’, about prioritizing the epicness or physique of the tennis players. The five-set matches have provided moments that will go down in sports history, but with An increasingly tight schedule places an unaffordable physical burden for some.
Five-set matches are harder on the body. You can get more injured
Daniil Medvedev was asked about this fact at a press conference, and his opinion left no one indifferent. “If you ask me, I prefer three sets. Five sets are harder on the body, so you can get more injuries. For televisions It is not easy to know when the next game is going to be. The same for the players,” he said.
Alcaraz prefers that it not be changed
After the Russian’s words, one of the tennis players who gave his opinion on the matter was Carlos Alcaraz, who took a completely different line from that of Medvedev. “I prefer five sets. It is more difficult to beat the big players in five sets. I prefer it over three-set matches, I feel like I have more time to recover“, he claimed.
Five-set matches have always been there, in the history of this sport.
Another of the emblematic tennis players who has come out in defense of the current format is Stanislas Wawrinka. The Swiss, winner of three Grand Slams, was even more forceful than the Spanish when talking about the subject. “I don’t think it should be changed. They have always been there, in the history of this sport. It’s what makes it so beautiful. All tournaments are hard on the body, the five-set Grand Slams must still be there,” he said. Tradition, or innovation. Two currents for the same story.
