Former World No. 1 Jimmy Connors and his son Brett recently discussed Carlos Alcaraz’s potential schedule for the next few weeks. With several exhibition events on the calendar, they questioned his approach ahead of the Australian Open next year. Ad Connors captured eight Grand Slam titles during his career in the 1970s and 1980s. He dominated the US Open championships, winning at Flushing Meadows in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, and 1983. Thanks for the submission! Brett and Connors analyzed Alcaraz’s preparation for the Australian Open and commented on his desire to earn more money through exhibition events. With the Spaniard already dealing with an injury ahead of the Davis Cup Finals, they felt it would be wiser for him to rest before Melbourne. Ad Trending “Going into the new year, let’s see how many exhibitions Carlos Alcaraz plays in the next month. Well, I mean, the whole thing is. it’s the money-making season,” Brett Connors said on the Advantage Connors podcast (time 15: 00) “Yeah, it’s the money-making season, like you haven’t made enough anyway (laughs). It’s going to be interesting to see. Do they force it and play more exhibitions and go into the Australian tired? You know they’ll say, I’ve been traveling, I’ve been doing this, and I play too many exhibitions, too many specials. You can make a lot of money, but then you’re losing the second round of Australia,” Jimmy Connors added Ad Ad Alcaraz has won six Grand Slam titles in his career so far. He has yet to open his account at the Australian Open in Melbourne. The 22-year-old reached the quarterfinals last year, but lost to Novak Djokovic in four sets. Brett jumped in to defend Alcaraz after Connors teased an early exit due to fatigue or fitness concerns. He felt the Spaniard was smart enough to make the right decision with his schedule this year. Ad “You know, the top guys are smart enough. Yeah, and they’re young. They’re in their early 20s. These guys can play and run and do whatever they need to do forever, so. That’s not a bad thing,” Brett Connors added “If a player is attracted by money, they often play exhibitions outside of our system” ATP Chairman on players like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner competing outside the Tour ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has shared his thoughts on the recent schedule complaints made by several players. He said the situation was complicated and expressed sympathy for Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Ad “It’s complicated. I have sympathy, for example, Carlos and Jannik, who have been getting to the finals of every slam, playing very well at the Masters. For those players at the very top making so many points, it’s probably very difficult to play a full calendar,” ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said Gaudenzi also took a slight dig at players who compete outside the ATP Tour. He felt it was a problem that affects players’ preparation. Ad “Another problem that we have in our system, it is an open system. Players are independent contractors. If a player is attracted by money, they often play a lot also in the lower categories, and they also play exhibitions outside of our system, and they play team events,” he added Carlos Alcaraz played 80 matches this season, while Sinner appeared in 67 matches on tour. Both players registered a success rate close to 85% and finished the year with fewer than 10 losses. × Feedback Why did you not like this content? Clickbait / Misleading Factually Incorrect Hateful or Abusive Baseless Opinion Too Many Ads Other Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Edited by Aman Mohamed.
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“Let’s see how many exhibitions Carlos Alcaraz plays”: Jimmy Connors & son Brett question Spaniard’s next steps after injury-hit Davis Cup withdrawal
