“Players aren’t getting the recovery or training time they need, with constant matches and no space for the intense work off the court,” Tsitsipas wrote. “It’s ironic that the [ATP tour] committed to this format without knowing if it could actually improve the schedule, but the quality likewise.”
“If the goal was to ease the calendar, extending every 1000 to two weeks is a backwards move,” the two-time major finalist added.
Earlier this year in Rome, which has been a 12-day event since last year, Tsitsipas commented that the two-week events have “a big toll on our bodies” and is playing a “massive role” in player injuries.
But it was his latest thoughts that provoked a fresh response from Wawrinka, who remembered when the Greek was saying the opposite.
