“Probably they are going to kill us in some way,” Alcaraz said Saturday regarding the schedule after beating American Ben Shelton in straight sets at the Laver Cup in Berlin. “Right now a lot of good players are going to miss a lot of tournaments because of (injury).”

Spanish tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz had a 2024 to remember—winning the French Open and Wimbledon singles titles in addition to an Olympic silver medal. However, he appeared to fade a bit as the season wore on.

Carlos Alcaraz has become the latest player to weigh into the growing row over the tennis schedule. The four-time Grand Slam champion put tennis bosses on alert over the packed calendar, saying: “They are going to kill us in some way.” It comes after Jack Draper and Iga Swiatek criticised the “exhausting” professional circuit.