Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have shared totally different factors of view on the density of the ATP schedule. A subject on which the American legend Andy Roddick has additionally expressed his opinion. The tennis season has now turn into very lengthy and athletes are beginning to really feel the results each bodily and mentally.
The American has proposed ending the season early or boycotting a serious match to lift his voice, in his podcast Served with Andy Roddick, siding with Carlitos.
“Let’s have the season finish by November 1st. The entire month of November ought to be devoted to ATP 250 occasions and the robust gamers ought to relaxation and recuperate. Allow them to play the ATP Finals and end their yr. Allow them to shut their season like that. Alcaraz by no means says something destructive about something, so if he does, it means the calendar is simply too lengthy. The Finals are liable for a major a part of the ATP’s income. It is not such as you boycott the US Open and somebody would not get the first-round prize cash. You’ll be able to’t change eight gamers for advertising. Announce in the beginning of the yr that you just’re not going to play the Finals,” he analyzed.
“They may kill us in a roundabout way. At this stage, many good tennis gamers threat dropping their tournaments as a consequence of accidents. Typically it occurs that I do not wish to go to a match: I have to not lie, I’ve felt that approach a couple of instances. I do not really feel motivated in any respect,” stated Alcaraz in the course of the Laver Cup.
Whereas it’s true that gamers participate in lots of tournaments in the course of the yr, Sinner made his ideas clear, recalling that there’s the opportunity of fastidiously choosing the occasions to participate in or not.
“Lately, the calendar has turn into very lengthy, however you need to make selections. There are necessary tournaments, in fact, however every participant can nonetheless select the place and when to play,” advised the Italian.
Particularly, within the Beijing media day, Carlitos defined: “Proper now I really feel in nice form and I am coming to China to play my finest tennis. The objective is to win the match as I do in any match I am going to. The complaints of others? Many gamers went to the convention and had totally different reactions, even Sinner spoke about it within the convention and did not complain. I am speaking about myself and I believe that from January to November the calendar is simply too busy, we have to do one thing about it. Some folks talked about my performances in my calendar however we have to make clear and we have to separate exhibitions and tournaments as a result of they’re very various things.”
In the identical media day, Jannik analyzed: “The season is lengthy and the calendar is busy, it is true, however we tennis gamers can select what to play or what to not play. Clearly there are some necessary occasions however as a participant you’ll be able to select and if vital you’ll be able to keep away from taking part in. For those who do not wish to take part I do not take part and for instance final yr I skipped some occasions as a result of I most well-liked to coach. There are some selections behind it however the season is lengthy, typically it is not straightforward. Being right here is implausible, it is a particular match and I can not wait to play. There are numerous nice athletes and the draw contains a number of massive names on the circuit. Goal? I believe I all the time wish to enhance, whatever the end result obtained. I actually wish to do effectively and I practice for this, clearly I am conscious that there are nonetheless issues to enhance however it’s all a part of the method and this is likely one of the most attention-grabbing issues.”
Additionally Alexander Zverev harshly attacked the ATP schedule throughout a press convention on the Laver Cup.
“There isn’t any sport the place a lot is performed, it can’t proceed like this. It places the well being of the gamers in danger, it’s inconceivable {that a} season begins on December 29 and ends within the second week of November. Right here it’s all about cash, it’s the solely factor that issues for the ATP, we gamers don’t have any decision-making energy. Many instances journalists come right here to ask us issues which might be unattainable to reply, now I wish to know what you’d do. If you wish to combat for essential issues like being #1 on the earth or successful a Slam, with this calendar you need to play many weeks a yr and it’s unsustainable. This week we will speak and all of us agree on many issues, however we can’t change something. The whole lot is cash. The tournaments have a license and we can’t do something about it. It’s unattainable to suppress some. We cease competing, we boycott the ATP, after which? Do you suppose this may change something? We might lose cash, different gamers would take our place and nothing would change. I solely belief within the steps that the PTPA is taking to make us hear, however it is a matter that has no short-term answer,” he stated.
