“I remember Rafael Nadal said it once. You end the season early and you put the ATP 250 tournaments after the Masters for players who want to continue playing. »

Particularly vocal when he visited a press conference in Turin after his victory against Alex De Minaur this Tuesday, Daniil Medvedev revealed some suggestions to lighten the schedule.

For the Russians, it would be necessary to focus the classification of the Race around the main tournaments, namely the Grand Slams and the Masters 1000, mainly to prevent the highest ranked players from registering for some -small competitions to get points at the Masters view. This is also what happened recently at the tournaments in Metz and Belgrade.

“I think there should be more bigger competitions that should be like, ‘OK, here are the competitions where we define who’s going to be in the top 10,’ like the Masters 1000. If you play well in these tournaments, you will be there. The schedule should somehow be around these tournaments. For example, there should not be 250 championships after Paris-Bercy where Casper (Ruud), Andrey (Rublev) and Alex (De Minaur) have to go and then withdraw or something like that. I remember Rafa saying it once. The season must end early, and then you send all the ATP 250 after the players who want to continue playing. If you are good enough, you finish the season in October, you play the Masters. It doesn’t matter. The following races do not count (for Race ranking, editor’s note). If you still think you need more points for the Australian Open or more matches, you will do it later. I think it’s something to pay attention to. »

Published on Thursday November 14, 2024 at 2:40 pm.