“It’s impossible to be physically and mentally perfect week in and week out,” Andy Roddick reflected on ‘Served with Andy Roddick’, highlighting the relentless grind of the tennis calendar. Evidence is all around: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz skipped the Shanghai Masters to recover from an ankle injury sustained in Tokyo, while stars like Stefanos Tsitsipas, Grigor Dimitrov, Joao Fonseca, and Arthur Fils also withdrew under the punishing schedule. Amid this mounting fatigue, the ATP unveiled a seismic shift: from 2028, Saudi Arabia will host a revamped Masters 1000, the first expansion in 35 years. With Jannik Sinner voicing support, now third-ranked Alexander Zverev has delivered his own blunt verdict on the historic move.

The announcement of a new Masters 1000 tournament in Sau

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