The 2025 ATP season has laid bare the immense physical and mental toll of the professional tennis calendar, pushing players to their absolute limits. Statistics reveal that more than 20 out of the top 30 players in the live ATP Race standings have been forced to withdraw from a tournament or retire mid-match this season due to fatigue or injury. This epidemic of withdrawals highlights a schedule that stars like Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur have publicly criticized as “not normal.”

The problem has become so pronounced that this year has seen the highest percentage of matches ending in retirement since 1990. Amid this backdrop of widespread strain, the conversation is shifting from mere physical recovery to the profound mental fortitude required to simply show up, a theme powerfully

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