Sky Sports' Tim Henman says there is too much "irrelevant tennis" and wants the ATP Tour calendar trimmed for the benefit of fans and players.

Reacting to ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi's chat with Sky Sports' Jonathan Overend, in which the Italian spoke about the difficulty of producing a schedule that suits every player's needs, Henman explained why breaks in action would be a positive move.

British No 1 Jack Draper's season was ended early via an arm injury, while Denmark's Holger Rune recently tore his Achilles at an event.

Heman said: "Historically on the ATP Tour there have been 12 tournaments in four weeks in February and what does that mean when you have Jannik Sinner here, Carlos Alcaraz there, Alexander Zverev here and Novak Djokovic there?

"It doesn't provide a clear narrative

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