Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka says she wouldn’t want women’s tennis to move to best-of-five-sets matches. She fears higher injury risks.

Tennis Star Aryna Sabalenka Reveals Her Other No. 1 Goal Without Hesitation originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Aryna Sabalenka, the world’s No. 1 women’s tennis player, has surprised fans with a bold admission: she wants to be number one in another arena — modeling.

Aryna Sabalenka kept it very direct when asked about the prospect of women playing best-of-five-set matches, underlining that she is fully against the idea. More than 130 years ago, the women's game ditched the five-set format.