In the past few years, we have witnessed many players taking long breaks while grappling with all sorts of injuries, and Milos Raonic knows who to blame: the ATP.
The Canadian himself had to face many physical problems, and he is staging another small comeback in Japan after he was out from the competitions since August.
What’s wrong with the ATP scheduling
During a recent interview in Tokyo, Milos commented
“It’s been very frustrating. I think I’ve had more than a dozen different injuries and reasons that have kept me away from tournaments.
That hasn’t been fun because I haven’t been able to focus on tennis, I’ve been focusing on “Can I play today or can’t I?” rather than, “What do I need to do with my tennis game?”
I believe out of those of us that finished top five last year, I’m the only guy still trying to play this year, and none of the top five played the U.S. Open.
Maybe it’s a testament to some kind of reform being needed for the sake of players’ careers, and being able to provide a certain caliber of tennis for spectators.”
The problem of the current schedules
According to Milos the schedules have to be revised from a time and a geographical point of view
“Scheduling, the length of the year and how to spread out, geographically and throughout the year, the tournaments are, especially the top tournaments for the top players, is something that deserves a second look.”
Milos has some valid points, but he may also need to try to adopt a smart scheduling such as the one often used by Federer. The Swiss is 36, and he still has the strength to compete at the very best.
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