Pegula Joins Swiatek In Criticism Of Ever-Growing Tennis Schedule
Jessica Pegula joined the critics of the heavy schedule on the ATP and WTA Tours, joining the World No. 1 player, Iga Swiatek.
Many tennis players have expressed their concerns about the packed schedule in recent months. Loudest of these voices has been the World No. 1 player on the WTA Tour, Swiatek.
The Polish player often brought up the topic, even warning the WTA that it will not end well, if they insist on maintaining this type of schedule. In recent years, it became a trend to extend ATP and WTA 1000 events to two-week instead of one-week tournaments, making the calendar even more congested.
Pegula recently got to experience what it feels like reaching the back-to-back finals at the WTA 1000 events, when she played in the final of the Canadian Open in Toronto and the Cincinnati Open final.
These two tournaments are still one-week events, which will become two-week tournaments in 2025, and after reaching both finals this year, the American player was naturally asked about the change that will come into force next year.
Pegula, like most of her colleagues on the ATP and WTA Tour, is not fan of two-week WTA 1000 tournaments.
