Carlos Alcaraz recently wrapped up his 2025 official schedule with the ATP's year-end No. 1 ranking, tour-highs of 71 match wins and eight trophies and a pair of Grand Slam titles that lifted his career total to six.

Yes, his season is done — but his year isn't. That's because the 22-year-old Alcaraz, who skipped representing Spain in last week's Davis Cup Final 8 because of pain in his right hamstring, is signed up for a pair of upcoming exhibition events that include singles matches against two-time U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe in Newark, New Jersey, on Dec. 7, and against João Fonseca, a 19-year-old Brazilian ranked 24th, in Miami on Dec. 8.

Alcaraz is one of many tennis players critical of his sport's calendar, saying it runs too long, asks too much of the athletes and provi

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