Carlos Alcaraz recently captured his eighth title of the season at the Tokyo Open with a victory over Taylor Fritz, but was forced to withdraw from the Shanghai Masters after sustaining an ankle injury in the opening round. In the aftermath, the Spaniard criticized the ATP calendar and its mandatory tournament requirements.

Speaking to the press after his triumph in Japan, Alcaraz voiced frustration over the demanding schedule, pointing to the number of compulsory Masters 1000 and ATP 500 events.

“I think that the schedule is really tight. They have to do something with the schedule. There are too many mandatory tournaments, too many in a row. They put in some rules that we have to play Masters 1000s, 500 tournaments, whatever it is. But there are too many rules that we as tennis players

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