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Iga Swiatek is pleading again with the tennis authorities to make some changes to the calendar as the world No. 1 believes tennis has “the toughest schedule” in all sports and that the worst thing is that it is somehow “getting crazier.”

Over the last couple of years, the talks about the calendar have become a regular occurrence and they usually resurface whenever the time comes for a busy part of the season. And since some players have changed three surfaces in the last month – Wimbledon, the Paris Olympics, and now the North American hard-court swing – the chatter about the demands of the schedule is again on. 

And Swiatek, who is one of the players who changed all three surfaces this summer, took a moment in her pre-tournament press conference at the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati to raise certain concerns. 

“Our calendar is crazy, probably the toughest one in sports. There are sports that are really tough because, physically, you might get beat up. But most sports have four months off, sometimes even six. Our schedule is crazy, and it’s getting more crazy every year, which is scary. You just have to train wisely,” Swiatek stated.

While this was a big statement and claim from Swiatek, it wasn’t really anything surprising considering that the 23-year-old Pole has been saying for quite some time that it’s time to relax the tennis schedule and make it easier for the players. 

Last year, Swiatek missed the Billie Jean King Cup Finals – and when announcing her withdrawal – she criticized the schedule. In a lengthy statement at the time, the Pole blamed it on the BJK Cup FInals taking place instantly after the WTA Finals. 

However, it’s not only Swiatek speaking out on the matter as many players over the last couple of years have publicly stated that it’s time for tennis to go from an 11-month calendar to a more relaxed calendar.

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