The relentless grind of the professional tennis calendar has become one of the most pressing issues in the sport, with a growing chorus of players citing burnout and injury from a schedule that stretches across eleven months of the year. Even Coco Gauff has been openly critical of the WTA’s demanding schedule, stating that its mandatory tournament rules are unsustainable from a player health perspective. “Yeah, I mean, obviously with the mandatory rules, I know why it’s in place with prize money and everything. Do I agree with them? I mean, I guess on a business point, it can kind of make sense. But on, like, a player health standpoint, I don’t really agree with it,” the American said.

Top competitors like Alex de Minaur have attributed early exits at major tournaments to feeling “burn

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