Russia’s Daniil Medvedev. File
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Daniil Medvedev has known as for a streamlined Affiliation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) calendar with solely Grand Slams and Masters 1000 tournaments providing rating factors, although the Russian concedes such reforms could be tough to implement.
Prime gamers are obligated to compete within the 4 majors and eight Masters occasions, with the world rankings breakdown lowered from 19 to 18 tournaments in 2026 after the lads’s physique eliminated an ATP 500 dedication.
World quantity 11 Medvedev stated that if smaller occasions didn’t rely in direction of the rankings it would ease the strain on gamers, who’ve criticised the 11-month calendar.
“That is the one method to make the tour shorter,” Medvedev stated. “It is by no means going to occur as a result of there are licenses, and the ATP will not manage to pay for to purchase all of them.
“The opposite tournaments will not say, ‘OK, we’re out’ as a result of they’d lose cash. It is enterprise. Proper now with how the ATP Tour is, it is by no means going to alter, at the least whereas I am enjoying.
“Make it 4 Grand Slams, 11 Masters. The others, perhaps make them with out factors.” Reuters has contacted the ATP for remark. ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi defended the calendar in October, saying scheduling remained the gamers’ selection.
Medvedev stated gamers pushed themselves too exhausting to be one of many prime eight to make the ATP Finals in Turin. He pointed to Holger Rune, who ruptured his Achilles in an ATP 250 occasion in October.
“Everyone was like ‘Yeah, however you do not have to play it’, but when he needs to be in Turin, he has to, even when it is not a compulsory match,” Medvedev stated. “Final yr I performed seven tournaments in a row. Did I’ve to? No. I performed dangerous at the start of the yr, perhaps I can get 100 factors right here, 200. “If there could be no factors, it is a better resolution.
Printed – February 25, 2026 12:59 pm IST
