Brutal Tennis Scheduling Sparks Controversy as Stan Wawrinka’s Coach Speaks Out for Players’ ‘Mental Health’

Published 10/03/2023, 7:35 AM EDT

In the world of professional tennis, the calendar is a relentless beast. Tournaments, big and small, fill the weeks and months, demanding exceptional physical and mental strength from players. However, this can take a great toll on players sometimes as they do not get to recover while having to play in different tournaments. Reflecting light on the same incident, renowned tennis coach, Magnus Norman, who is also the coach of Stanislas Wawrinka came ahead as he shed light on the bad scheduling of events.

In his tweet, he talks about how this is affecting players and shares his concerns about the ongoing management that completely exhausts players. His words are the latest in a long series of recent outbursts in tennis about flawed tournament management.

Coach of Stanislas Wawrinka talks about the poor scheduling of matches

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Amidst the ongoing debate about poor management and inconsiderate unprofessionalism in the sport, many forces have joined hands as they discuss the matter of poor scheduling. The same thing was done by Magnus Norman, coach of Stanislas Wawrinka, as well in his recent tweet. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, he expressed his dissatisfaction with how the tournament these days takes a toll on the players.

He mentioned that the amount of days players spend in one tournament and then go ahead and play another is very low. As a consequence of such a demanding timetable, they would hardly be left with any time to recover.

“Masters 1000 from 7 to 10 days. Grand Slam from 14 to 15 days. Tennis just adds more and more. 25 years ago topic among players was IW and Miami too long of a swing. Worried about players’ physical and perhaps even more mental health,” mentioned Norman in his tweet.

Masters 1000 from 7 to 10 days. Grand Slam from 14 to 15 days. Tennis just adds more and more. 25 years ago topic among players were IW and Miami to long of a swing. Worried for players physical and perhaps even more mental health
— Magnus Norman (@normansweden) October 3, 2023

Norman’s tweet reflects that the modern tennis calendar has become increasingly demanding. Masters 1000 events, once spanning a week, now often stretch to ten days, while Grand Slam tournaments extend for about two weeks. This expansion has led to concerns about players’ well-being, both physically and mentally. Thus, the tweet by Norman was a wake-up call for all the authorities as the players do not get enough time to get themselves to their level best. However, this is not the first time that something of this sort has happened in the game.

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Petra Kvitova hits back at the WTA after poor scheduling ends her China Open run

In her recent Instagram story, Petra Kvitova came ahead and talked about her recent journey at the China Open. After suffering a second-round defeat against Liudmila Samsonova, she went all in and slammed the authorities for poor scheduling of the matches. Her first-round match ended at 1 Am but she had to be ready the very next day at 5:30 PM for her second-round match. This resulted in an unexpected loss for the Czech player and she seemed furious at the authorities for the poor scheduling of the matches.

In her story, she went ahead and slammed the WTA for their negligence in the matter while suggesting that she did not get complete rest before playing her second match at the China Open. “I have always played the sport with huge respect and rarely speak out, but this time I feel strongly enough to say that there has to have been a fairer option. Please do better for your players @wta,” mentioned Petra Kvitova in her story.

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Thus, with these events coming to light, the WTA needs to take some action against the players complaining about bad scheduling. The players do not get the time to relax after their matches and recover completely. This eventually affects their performance.

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Akshat Gaur is a Tennis Writer at EssentiallySports. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2021 and has been writing since then. With over two years of experience in the world of sports journalism, specifically tennis journalism, Akshat is someone who is immensely passionate about covering the ATP and the WTA Tour.

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Mitali Dey

Brutal Tennis Scheduling Sparks Controversy as Stan Wawrinka’s Coach Speaks Out for Players’ ‘Mental Health’

Coach of Stanislas Wawrinka talks about the poor scheduling of matches

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