ATP ace urges rethink of tennis scheduling to stop ‘pushing’ players to exhaustion
Emil Ruusvoli has called on the ATP to consider changing the tennis schedule so that players do not feel “pressured” to play in too many tournaments.
Tennis planning is currently a hot topic for both men and women. Key figures in her WTA, including world number one Iga Swiatek and Paula Badosa, have spoken out against plans to increase the number of mandatory tournaments they must play each year.
Meanwhile, ATP’s star players are calling for a change in ball policy. Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and others say breaking ball makers are causing too many injuries in almost every tournament.
Ruusworg said he was worried about both, saying that players are often forced to play in tournaments when they should be resting, and that the ever-changing conditions put extra strain on their bodies. pointed out.
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“The amount of movement and playing time in a ranking like mine, that’s how this sport works,” he told Punto de Brake.
“Only Novak Djokovic can play 10 tournaments a year and be number one.” For the rest of us, things aren’t that simple.
“You have to play a lot because a lot of results are important. 19. Travels, balls, everything that affects you.
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“Everyone says they want to play less, but at the end of the day we play almost every week. This is what we are encouraging.
“I can 100% guarantee that it is completely useless to keep changing the terms.”
“We need to review our schedule with the team and come up with a schedule where we can play with the same ball for two weeks. It would be too risky to change it every week.”
Why is tennis scheduling so difficult to fix?
Tours are so tiring for tennis players, mainly because tennis is a global sport. There are certain times of the year such as: B. The start of the season in Australia. Tournaments are usually held locally, but only a few times.
Tournaments are usually held in different countries, so traveling between countries requires a lot of travel. The more a player participates in tournaments, the more likely they are to improve their ranking.
It’s hard to imagine how this would change, but what could happen, and what players are asking for, are changes to minimize disruption to players.
Reducing rallies per tournament is one way to achieve this, and finding ways to avoid losing in the rankings if a player misses a tournament to get enough rest. The same is true.
Given that tennis decisions in the modern era are primarily commercially motivated, few would expect truly significant changes to occur in the foreseeable future.
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