World number five Alexander Zverev said the newly expanded Masters tournaments that span 12 days give top players less opportunities to recharge their batteries as they spend more time away from home.
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - April 29, 2024 Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates after wiining his round of 32 match against Canada's Denis Shapovalov REUTERS/Juan Medina
Both Madrid and Rome joined the list last year and Zverev, speaking ahead of the Italian Open, said it was not ideal playing back-to-back tournaments of that scale. "A day between matches, if you're at a different place, that's not resting. If you're going deep in events ... if you're trying to make the semi-finals or finals of every event, you're just away a lot longer and you have to work a lot more."
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