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When Daria Kasatkina ended her 2025 season in October, the former world number eight described how she “hit a wall”.
“It’s too much to schedule. I’m on the verge of a mental and emotional breakdown, and unfortunately I’m not alone,” she wrote.
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, who has reached the Wimbledon semi-finals twice, announced that she is not in the “mental space” to continue, while Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz believe that the calendar is too long.
The topic is still being debated as the world’s leading tennis players return to Australia for the start of the 2026 season.
A slightly longer season from 2025 has been welcomed. However, several weeks is not considered enough time to recover properly before beginning preparations for an 11-month season considered to be among the most difficult in professional sport.
“The demands of tennis are tougher than ever,” Dr Robbie Sica, medical director of the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), which was co-founded by Novak Djokovic, told BBC Sport.
“Matches and rallies are longer, players are faster, they hit the ball harder.
“We owe it to our players to protect them and give them a more sustainable sport.”
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