A tennis community manager's sad commentary on the duration of the preseason

le 27/12/2024 à 08h43

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Tennis players regularly complain about their busy schedules, to the detriment of their health.

Bastien Fachan, a community manager in the world of tennis, shared a symptomatic statistic on X.

The last point of the 2024 season was played at the Next Gen ATP Finals on December 22, while the first point of the 2025 season was played on December 27.

So there will have been an official tennis break of just 5 days.

Its publication did not fail to provoke reactions, notably from Thanasi Kokkinakis, who ironically replied, "It's healthy ."

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As much as I love watching Alcaraz at his best, I'd love to see Alex taking this, he's such a tryer, and getting married and his humour and humility...

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Favoritism?

Last year: Sinner seed 1, the organizers schedule Alcaraz on day 1, Sinner on day 2.

This year: Alcaraz seed 1, the organizers schedule Alcaraz on day 1, Sinner on day 3.

That means: 7 matches in 15 days for Alcaraz, 7 in 13 days for Sinner; and no rest day for Sinner between quarter and semis, 1 full day rest for Alcaraz.

Also, on the first very hot day, the organizers schedule Sinner...

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Did any of you predict on the Kwon match in Phan thirty against Michalski?

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TT- Your pop up ads almost make the app unusable.

FYI- Ive never bought a single item from any of them after years of using your app, a goal that started as short term but has developed into long term.

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Why is the Dzumer v draxl match canceled. Dzumer won. I would have gotten points. Tennis temple, if you dont get your act together more and more people are going to leave this app

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