Andy Roddick tells Carlos Alcaraz what to do next after making public complaints about the ATP Tour
Carlos Alcaraz is one of many high-profile players to have weighed in on the age-old schedule debate, in what has become one of the sport’s domineering topics at the moment.
However, with player welfare meant to be at the forefront of these elite sports, it is a very pertinent issue that desperately needs addressing.
It helps when people from all over the tennis world offer their support, so Andy Roddick‘s latest comments will certainly help their cause.
And, it might frighten the ATP and WTA should players do as the former world number one is suggesting.
Andy Roddick gives Carlos Alcaraz schedule advice
Reacting to Alcaraz’s public complaints about the schedule, Roddick sought to weigh in on this debate.
As a notion that is dominating at the moment, the four-time Grand Slam champion admitted: ‘As I said many times, the schedule in tennis is really tight. There are a lot of tournaments I love to play. But sometimes I can’t do it. Last year this was the case for me. Missing the Davis Cup. But this year I’m really excited about it. It’s a really special feeling for me.’
Andy Roddick attends Charity Day 2024 hosted by The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund at BGC Group on September 11, 2024 in New York City.
Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
Now, speaking on the Served with Andy Roddick podcast, the American has told Carlos Alcaraz what to do that might finally spark change.
Roddick claimed: ‘The players that have played the most, they have to recover. When Swiatek is telling you that, when Carlos says anything negative about anything, it’s like it’s too much with mandatory events.
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