Martina Navratilova questions the tennis authorities over duration of the off-season for players as the 2024 season kicks off before the end of 2023

American tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been left unimpressed by the reckless scheduling by ATP as well as the WTA as she has criticized the tennis authorities over the duration of the off-season for players. As the 2024 season is set to kick off even before 2023 ends, Navratilova has been left disappointed with the little time available for players to refresh themselves.

The 2024 United Cup starts on 29 December with the likes of Novak Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and other prominent names of tennis taking part in the event. After the United Cup, the focus will quickly move to ATP 250 and ATP 500 tournaments before the year’s first Grand Slam kicks off on 15 January.

The tour will pick pace from thereon and players will have little time to rejuvenate themselves. This harsh reality of the tennis tour has left Navratilova disappointed who worries about the well-being of players. Although she did not point out, the 67-year-old seems worried about not just their physical health but mental health as well.

Exactly- what off season??? Merry Merry to all the players!!!

Martina Navratilova posted on X after a page posted that the 2024 season is set to kickoff in three days.

Martina Navratilova echoes and unites many voices against reckless scheduling

Martina Navratilova is pointing fingers at tennis authorities for reckless scheduling and rightly so. She is unifying all the spread-out voices against the inconsiderate nature of the authorities who care little about the players now.

Many players including top names like Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz have raised this issue of unfair scheduling. Most recently, Swiatek talked about the challenges players face while playing back-to-back tournaments. She had also urged the authorities to be a bit more conductive. However, it seems to affect the top officials little or not at all.

The schedule is jam-packed and now it has become a necessity for the players to not compete in a few tournaments. For example, Carlos Alcaraz is not playing at the United Cup as he picked up an injury in the latter half of the 2023 season. While players like Alcaraz can afford to miss a few tournaments, the schedule becomes more challenging for below-ranked players.

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