World quantity three Carlos Alcaraz has criticised the congested tennis calendar, saying “they will kill us not directly”.
The 21-year-old spoke in regards to the problem after beating American Ben Shelton within the Laver Cup, which is the Spaniard’s 14th event of the 12 months.
Alcaraz has claimed two Grand Slams this 12 months, successful the French Open and Wimbledon, whereas he additionally earned a silver medal on the Olympics in Paris this summer season.
He suffered a shock second-round loss to Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp on the US Open in August, dropping in straight units.
“Most likely they will kill us not directly,” mentioned Alcaraz.
“Proper now quite a lot of good gamers are going to overlook quite a lot of tournaments due to that [injury].”
The Laver Cup is contested between Staff Europe and Staff World, with this 12 months’s contest happening in Berlin.
Alcaraz had performed 50 singles matches in 2024 earlier than the occasion, successful 41 and dropping 9.
The four-time Grand Slam winner mentioned that he typically struggles to inspire himself due to the the quantity of tennis in his schedule.
“Generally, you do not wish to go to a event,” he mentioned. “I am not going to lie – I’ve felt this fashion a number of occasions already.
“Generally I do not really feel motivated in any respect. However as I’ve mentioned many, many occasions, I play my greatest tennis once I smile and revel in it on courtroom. That is the best choice to maintain motivating (myself).”