Tennis great and world number one Carlos Alcaraz has spoken in defense of his participation in exhibition events, he mentioned that he has been misunderstood by fans and critics, especially with the packed and physically exhausting tennis calendar.
“A lot of players are talking about the calendar, how tight it is with a lot of tournaments, tournaments of two weeks, and then making excuses with exhibitions. It’s a different format, different situation playing exhibitions than the official tournaments, 15, 16 days in a row, having such a high focus and demanding physically. We’re just having fun for one or two days and playing some tennis, and that’s great, and why we choose the exhibitions. I understand [the criticism], but sometimes people don’t understand us, our opinions. It’s not reall