Alcaraz frankly reveals the reality he is enduring just before his opening match at the 2025 Paris Masters.
Current world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz has candidly pointed out the truth and shared his personal opinion ahead of the 2025 Paris Masters.
Alcaraz expresses dissatisfaction with the ATP Tour schedule.
As the 2025 tennis season gradually comes to a close, the issue of the ATP Tour’s packed calendar has once again become a central point of criticism from top players.
Before his opening match at the Rolex Paris Masters – the final Masters 1000 event of the year – world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz was asked about the "ideal number of matches" a top player should play in a season.
Though he did not give a specific figure, Alcaraz once again emphasized his familiar concern about the excessive match load and the dense schedule players endure throughout the year.
Alcaraz is dissatisfied with the ATP Tour calendar.
"I can’t provide an exact number. But clearly, they need to do something about the schedule," Alcaraz said before entering his 16th tournament of the year.
"The number of tournaments we have to play, in my opinion, is too many. We don’t have sufficient time to rest or train seriously. Even during the season, week after week, we barely have chances to properly prepare for the next tournaments."
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) recently announced that starting in 2028, the number of Masters 1000 tournaments will rise from 9 to 10, with the addition of a prestigious event in Saudi Arabia. Currently, out of the 9 Masters 1000 tournaments, 8 are mandatory for top players.
Although this expansion means more opportunities to earn ranking points and prize money, the Spanish player — who holds 6 Grand Slam titles — openly expressed skepticism. He spoke frankly about this issue shortly after the announcement. "The current schedule is too tight, too many tournaments, and there are almost no rest days, or if there are, they’re insufficient," Alcaraz said in September at the Laver Cup.
"I’m the kind of player who believes there are too many mandatory tournaments in a year, and in the next few years, there might be even more... Maybe they will ‘drain’ us in some way."
The 22-year-old player recently returned to competition after nearly a month off following his Tokyo championship, having withdrawn from the Shanghai Masters due to a left ankle injury. Earlier, Alcaraz also missed the Madrid Masters 1000 (hip injury) and Montreal Masters 1000 (exhaustion).
Nevertheless, in 2025, he still participated in quite a few non-mandatory tournaments and exhibition matches, including a trip to Puerto Rico with Frances Tiafoe before Indian Wells, and a special mixed doubles appearance at the US Open with Emma Raducanu.
Late in the season, Alcaraz’s schedule remains busy with two exhibition events: "A Racquet At The Rock" in Newark, New Jersey (December 7) alongside Tiafoe and Raducanu, and the Miami Tennis Invitational with young player Joao Fonseca on December 8.
At the Paris Masters, Alcaraz is placed in the same draw half as Jannik Sinner — the world No.2 — for the first time since the US Open. In the opening round, he will face Cameron Norrie on Tuesday.
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