“The scheduling is super intense,” Iga Swiatek said ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, as she disapproved of the WTA enforcing the players to play in more than 20 tournaments to maintain their ranking. Both the ATP and the WTA have mandated that players play in a minimum number of tournaments or else run the risk of losing out on crucial ranking points. As a result, the tennis calendar has become more packed for players like Swiatek and Coco Gauff. Some players have called out that its taking a toll on their mental health. Amidst this, the WTA veteran Karolina Pliskova slammed female stars like Swiatek and Gauff for double standards.

Pliskova in an interview with Flashscore addressed the situation and slammed the female stars for their demand for equal pay while not wanting to play

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