Djokovic on the calendar: "We no longer have 4 Grand Slams, but a dozen"
The debate on the length of a professional tennis season is constantly fueled by players. The latest criticism is about most of the Masters 1000 tournaments extending from one week to a week and a half.
This is something Novak Djokovic didn’t fail to notice: "There are many problems and obstacles on our path. One of them, if not the most important, is the length of the season, which is the longest of all sports in the world.
We start in January and finish almost by the end of November. That’s too long for me. It has always been the case, but in recent years, with the changes, almost all the Masters 1000 have started lasting not one, but two weeks.
If you think about it, we no longer have four Grand Slam tournaments today, but a dozen! Travelling, being away from family and home, takes up a lot of time."
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