World quantity three Carlos Alcaraz has criticised the congested tennis calendar, saying “they will kill us in a roundabout way”.
The 21-year-old spoke concerning the concern 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, profitable 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.
“In all probability they will kill us in a roundabout way,” stated Alcaraz.
“Proper now a whole lot of good gamers are going to overlook a whole lot of tournaments due to that [injury].”
The Laver Cup is contested between Group Europe and Group World, with this 12 months’s contest going down in Berlin.
Alcaraz had performed 50 singles matches in 2024 earlier than the occasion, profitable 41 and dropping 9.
The four-time Grand Slam winner stated that he generally struggles to inspire himself due to the the quantity of tennis in his schedule.
“Typically, you do not need to go to a event,” he stated. “I am not going to lie – I’ve felt this fashion a couple of instances already.
“Typically I do not really feel motivated in any respect. However as I’ve stated many, many instances, I play my finest tennis once I smile and revel in it on court docket. That is the best choice to maintain motivating (myself).”
