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Maria Sharapova: 'Men's Grand Slam matches should be three sets'

Maria Sharapova believes that men's Grand Slam tennis matches should be three sets instead of five in order to make it "more exciting".

Former world number one Maria Sharapova believes that men should play three sets instead of five in Grand Slam matches.

The Russian pro has claimed that games would be more "exciting" if the men's structure mirrored that of the women's game.

"It would be more exciting from the beginning of the match because you know that first set is extremely important," Sharapova told BBC Sport. "When you are watching a three-out-of-five-set match, the first set sometimes doesn't mean too much.

"Five-setters are extremely tough on the body. Men have expressed a lot of concern, especially to the matches that last five hours, in terms of recovery."

Sharapova aired her views ahead of this week's Indian Wells tournament.

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