“They’re going to kill us in some way,” Carlos Alcaraz said last year, referring to the relentless tennis schedule. Fast forward to 2025, and the scenes at the Shanghai Masters seemed to prove his point, dramatic or not. What unfolded there was a clear case of burnout and fatigue, and many players didn’t shy away from saying so. Among them was Jack Draper , whose promising run was cut short by a shoulder injury that ended his season right after the US Open. Still, the Brit remains optimistic that the ATP will eventually address the sport’s grueling calendar. For now, Draper’s focus is on what players themselves can do to rest properly and protect their bodies from further risk.

Speaking on The Tennis Podcast recently, Draper urged his peers to take action rather than just vent their

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