Murray is in recovery after undergoing a minor back surgery to sort out a disc problem in his lower back. PHOTO: AFP
Allaster, chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association, said women competitors would be quite happy to play for as long as the men if asked by the grand slam tournaments.
“Ready, willing and able — all you have to do is ask us,” she told AFP in an interview, adding that the major stumbling block was the length of time it would take at Grand Slams.
“It would take a lot longer to have our matches if it were five sets,” said Allaster, when questioned about why women had not been asked to play longer matches.
“It’s already challenging [scheduling] the grand slams with [men’s] five-set matches. For us, we think three sets works well for our fans, and as we look at the consumption of sport it’s being done in shorter form.”
The debate over match length has increased with women now earning equal prize money to the men at the four grand slams.
Meanwhile, Murray is on the mend after undergoing minor surgery on his back.
The 26-year-old Scot gave the thumbs up sign lying in his hospital bed in a picture he posted on his Twitter account to show he was in good spirits after the operation.
He said, “Thanks for all the well wishes, means a lot to me.”
Published in The Express Tribune, September 25th, 2013.
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