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Emma Raducanu in floods of tears with Australian Open in jeopardy after another injury.Emma Raducanu’s ex-coach reacts to Carlos Alcaraz’s brutal criticism of ATP calendar.Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray’s ex-coach Mark Petchey isn’t saying that Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev were wrong in their criticism of the ATP calendar but opinioned that those talks should be held behind closed doors because speaking about it publicly a certain way probably isn’t the best look for the game. During this past Laver Cup in Berlin, two of the world’s top-three players issued some pretty harsh comments about the schedule as the Spaniard remarked that “they are going to kill us in some way” while the German ripped the ATP as “a money business” who doesn’t care about the players.
Throughout the year, top players are mandated to appear in a certain number of tournaments – unless they have a legitimate reason for skipping an event such as an injury. With that being said, the majority are not in the position to select how much they want to play because and their argument is that it impacts the quality of the game. Also, even if stars were choosing where to play and where not, their season would still last 11 months – something they also think needs to change. However, this isn’t anything new since the same things has been criticized time after time. Sharing his take on X, Petchey brought up the Break Point tennis documentary, which was canceled by Netflix after only two seasons because it failed to draw excitement.
“Mandatory events after the US Open men’s side: 1 ATP 500, Shanghai, Paris, Turin (if qualified). If you win all 4 including being undefeated at Tour Finals you win around $8 million US Dollars in 2 months,” Raducanu’s ex-coach wrote.
“One of the reasons Break Point didn’t work was there was too much moaning about how tough life is on the tour. Normal people look at those days of work and the amount potentially you can make and get turned off with the ‘life is so tough’ line. No one isn’t saying it’s hard, the schedule could be better but most of the discussions about how to make it make more sense should be done behind closed doors.”Petchey has a solution
Between late May and late August, three Grand Slam tournaments take place on three different surfaces. Many times over the years, players have mentioned how the majority of them feel completely mentally and physically drained when the time comes for this specific part of the year.
The British coach thinks it is a legitimate argument and suggests that the ATP should look into the prospect of introducing a mid-season break and give players at least two months of offseason break.
“Obvious to everyone there should be a mid-season break. Nothing after Wimbledon till 2 weeks before the US Open. Give fans and players a chance to recharge. They run the season till the end of October/first week of November. Give players complete rest. Restart in Australia,” Petchey added. What Alcaraz and Zverev exactly said?
When making his feelings clear on the matter, the 21-year-old Spaniard said it wasn’t the first time he felt very drained because of the calendar.
“Probably they are going to kill us in some way. Right now a lot of good players are going to miss a lot of tournaments because of that. Sometimes, you don’t want to go to a tournament. I’m not going to lie — I have felt this way a few times already. Sometimes I don’t feel motivated at all. But as I’ve said many, many times, I play my best tennis when I smile and enjoy it on court. That’s the best option to keep motivating (myself),” the four-time Grand Slam champion said.
