“ATP, you got to fix the schedule. You have to. It can’t be 11 months,” Andy Roddick had warned back in March. The 2003 US Open winner was clear: the season runs too long. He urged the ATP to trim the indoor hard-court stretch that drags from September to November. His frustration wasn’t just about player fatigue. It was about accountability. He wanted the men’s tour to own up and do better. Now, even with the ATP Finals over and the season technically wrapped, Roddick still has a bone to pick about what comes next.
Speaking on the Served podcast with Jon Wertheim, the former world No. 1 sounded fed up as he spke about the topic on the tour again. “I know I’m beating a dead horse here with the schedule and everything else,” he said, “There are 14 Challenger events played in Decemb

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