Jannik Sinner appears to have message for Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek after tennis schedule complaints

The tennis schedule is a point of serious debate at the moment, with some of the world’s biggest names weighing in.

And now, the men’s world number one has actually offered his take on the subject, in an alarming divergence from what most of his peers are suggesting. Normally, the typical argument states that far too much is being asked of these athletes, forced to feature relentlessly throughout the year with little to no break.

Jannik Sinner, however, has argued otherwise.

Jannik Sinner weighs in on tennis schedule debate

Speaking ahead of this week’s China Open to reporters at the event, Sinner previewed his return to tennis, having enjoyed a well-earned absence ever since his US Open triumph.

Winning his second Grand Slam of the season, he subsequently missed the Davis Cup despite still being there to cheer on his teammates. He also opted out of the Laver Cup too. This decision to take such a rest was actually one of the chief topics of discussion for the Italian, who is the latest player to be quizzed about the ever-increasing tennis schedule. However, he took a different outlook on the matter, noting: ‘The schedule is quite long these years. But as players, we can still choose what to play and what not to play.

‘Obviously we have some mandatory events, yes. As a player, you can still choose. It is a very busy schedule this year, there are a lot of tournaments. You don’t have to play in a tournament. If you want, you can play. If not, you don’t play.

‘For example last year and also this year, I didn’t play some tournaments because I wanted to practice. There are some choices behind this. In general, yeah, the season is quite long, so sometimes it’s not easy.’