New Zealand No 1 Marina Erakovic says women players want to play best of five-set matches at Grand Slams.

Erakovic, who is on the WTA's player council along with Serena and Venus Williams and Sam Stosur, revealed that women players want to play the full five sets but Grand Slam organisers and TV networks won't let them.

"Absolutely women could play five sets," Erakovic said from Barcelona where she is preparing for the European clay court season.

"Women have never said no to playing five sets. It's a scheduling issue, the scheduling won't permit it at the Grand Slams.

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"They're saying it would take too long, if men and women play five sets, TV couldn't cover it all.

"I can't speak for everyone, but the women I've spoken to on the tour, we're all very open to playing five sets."

Erakovic said she couldn't see the Grand Slams relenting over the number of sets when they were trying to reduce the length of matches, particularly the men's which can sometimes last for longer than four hours.

The issue of five-set matches rears its head whenever the question of equal prize money comes up with some arguing that women don't deserve the same amount as the men because they don't play as long.

The topic has again come to the forefront after Indian Wells tournament director Raymond Moore was forced to resign on Tuesday following an outcry over his comments that the women's game was riding on the coat-tails of the men and the female players "should get down on their knees" in thanks to their male counterparts.

The 28-year-old Erakovic said she was shocked by his comments.

"I don't know Raymond Moore, but I know he's been around for quite some time and knows his tennis," she said.

"It's disappointing, disrespectful, inaccurate and there are many words I could use to describe this.

"He's resigned now and lost all credibility as a promoter of events. It's sad and I don't think this represents what the majority of what people think about tennis."

Erakovic will next play in qualifying for the WTA tournament in Katowice, Poland starting April 4, then play in Istanbul, Turkey and Rabat, Morocco. She may then play a couple of smaller ITF level tournaments before Roland Garros, which begins on May 16.

Her ranking is down at 181, but she's battling back from five months off the circuit because of a knee injury.

"I'm definitely ready to go and feel that I'm playing well and it's always going to be a process to get back into things and the body used to match-play and travel," she said.

"It hasn't been easy, but I'm playing well and it's a matter of all of the pieces coming together.

"It's patience, I'm still very positive and I think if I just keep positive I'll get there."