ATP proposes rule changes to reduce player overplaying

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 16:33 · Archive

The ATP Tour is proposing rule changes to reduce pressure on players to compete in too many tournaments, following extended injuries to top players Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz missed 4½ months and two Grand Slams with a right wrist injury between April and August. Sinner has not played since winning Wimbledon in July and announced last week that he would sit out the rest of the year due to inflammation in his right knee.

ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi outlined the plan on Thursday, which would redistribute ranking points to award more to players reaching the latter stages of bigger events. The proposals would eliminate a policy that enables players to replace three weaker results from Masters 1000 events each year with better results from 500-level or 250-level events later in the season. Gaudenzi said this policy creates pressure to add tournaments after an early loss to make up the points.

"The proposals would remove this, so results at the biggest events count in full and players can plan their schedules around them rather than chasing points and risking overplaying," Gaudenzi said. The ATP is also preparing to introduce a new Masters 1000 event in Saudi Arabia, raising the annual number of tournaments at that level to 10. Player compensation would rise with the year-end bonus pool increasing from $21.5 million to $50 million.

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• ATP Tour proposes rule changes designed to reduce overplaying after injuries to Alcaraz and SinnerWith tennis stars like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner missing long stretches this year due to injury the ATP Tour is proposing rule changes it says will “reduce the pressure to overplay and help players manage the demands of the season.”.Clickorlando · 15 Oct, 15:54
• ATP Tour proposes rule changes designed to reduce overplaying after injuries to Alcaraz and SinnerWith tennis stars like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner missing long stretches this year due to injury the ATP Tour is proposing rule changes it says will “reduce the pressure to overplay and help players manage the demands of the season.”.News4Jax · 15 Oct, 15:54

In this story: ATP Tour · Carlos Alcaraz · Jannik Sinner · Andrea Gaudenzi · Saudi Arabia

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