{"id":8501,"date":"2024-09-22T11:42:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T11:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=8501"},"modified":"2024-09-22T11:42:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T11:42:57","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-atp-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/carlos-alcaraz-atp-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz Attacks Jam-Packed ATP Scheduling, and Says it is &#8220;Going to Kill Us&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Carlos Alcaraz has launched a scathing review of the unrelenting ATP schedule, and claims it is &#8220;going to kill&#8221; competitors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Carlos Alcaraz Slams ATP Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>Few are better equipped to deal with the ATP Tour schedule than Carlos Alcaraz &#8211; no matter the seemingly unworkable gaps between tournaments, the Spaniard has the physical conditioning and near-freakish stamina to stomach it.<\/p>\n<p>However, even the three-time Grand Slam winner is now feeling the effects of elite level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/tennis\/\">tennis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old is currently competing in Berlin amid the ongoing Laver Cup between Europe and the rest of the world, which brings his total tournament appearances up to 14 across 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is not one to shy away from potentially overstretching himself &#8211; the reigning Wimbledon and French Open champion has featured in 50 singles matches this year, including a long run at the Olympics in the summer to extend the typical schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably they are going to kill us in some way,\u201d said Alcaraz following Saturday&#8217;s straight-sets victory over Ben Shelton.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz went on to express his concern over player welfare, adding that \u201cright now there are a lot of injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now a lot of good players are going to miss a lot of tournaments because of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from a spate of injuries as of late, the world number three also said the jam-packed scheduling means it is becoming increasingly difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes, you don\u2019t want to go to a tournament. I\u2019m not going to lie \u2013 I have felt this way a few times already.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I don\u2019t feel motivated at all. But as I\u2019ve said many, many times, I play my best tennis when I smile and enjoy it on court. That\u2019s the best option to keep motivating (myself).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Zverev, who recently jumped above Alcaraz and just behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/jannik-sinner-us-open-champion\/\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> to become the world number two, concurred with Alcaraz&#8217;s comments and had some choice words to say about the Tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ATP doesn\u2019t care about our opinion \u2013 it\u2019s a money business,\u201d said Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the longest season in sports. It\u2019s unnecessarily long. We have an unnecessary amount of tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not allowed to boycott, we get fined if we don\u2019t play tournaments &#8211; the tour goes on without you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to do something about it. It\u2019s not an easy solution, but a solution which needs to be made.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz has launched a scathing review of the unrelenting ATP schedule, and claims it is &#8220;going to kill&#8221; competitors. 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