New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- Wearable fitness trackers will likely be OK for players to use in future editions of the Australian Open, where leading players Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka have been asked to remove their devices in matches this year.

Sabalenka wants the ban overturned now. The top-ranked player in women's tennis, aiming for a third Australian title in four years, said after her quarterfinal win Tuesday that the Australian Open and other three majors are out of step with the rest of tennis.

Alcaraz and Sinner, who have split the last eight major men's singles titles between them, were approached by chair umpires during the fourth round on Sunday and Monday to take off the straps they usually wear on their wris...