For years now, tennis players like Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz have been raising the same exhausted cry: the schedule is too hectic. And for the likes of Swiatek and Alcaraz, who go deep in most tournaments, it’s all too true.

Once a tournament concludes, another almost instantly begins with no real pause to recover and reset. With four Grand Slams and many mandatory tournaments, the season stretches across nearly ten and a half months (longer than most major sports) over multiple continents. This year was no different for the men’s and women’s tours, perhaps proving even more congested, if the many voices of dissent are anything to go by.

The 2025 season began on December 27 with the United Cup in Australia and ran all the way through to the Davis Cup Finals from 18 to 23 November. A

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