Emma Raducanu has claimed that the lengthy tennis schedule is nothing “to complain about”, despite top players hitting out at the relentless calendar. Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper have been among those voicing concern in recent months, as most Masters 1000 tournaments have been extended to last 12 days, while there are also mandatory 500-point events on the WTA Tour.

British No. 1 Raducanu played 50 matches this year - her most in a single season - and won 28 of them, so she knows that it can be tough to keep grinding it out on the tour. But the 23-year-old wants to set the right example to the future generation of tennis players.

Raducanu said: “Of course, the challenges of the tour, it’s getting longer. The weeks are longer, and I think more tournaments are mandatory, so many tourna

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