Craig Tiley surprises the world: "We consider having women play five sets from the quarterfinals in 2027"

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Yes, you read it right, it's not a joke. Craig Tiley, director of the Australian Open, confessed in an interview with NY Times that they are seriously considering exploring the possibility of women playing best-of-five sets in the later rounds. "I think women should play five-set matches, and we are thinking of implementing it from the quarterfinals onwards. If after studying it we believe it is the right thing, we will try to do it for 2027. There is nothing in the rules that prohibits it, but we need to have a deep consultation with the players," he stated.

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