“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 and Ben Shelton’s display at the Laver Cup 2024 suggests that the two can have the biggest rivalry in modern ATP.

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.

Four-time grand slam winner Carlos Alcaraz said a tight tennis calendar makes it difficult for players to stay motivated throughout the year and increases the risk of injuries. The world number three,

At the US Open, where Alcaraz secured his maiden Grand Slam title in 2022, he suffered a surprising second-round defeat to the 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, he fell in a grueling gold medal match to Novak Djokovic,