Thompson annoyed by the calendar: "It's a joke to start the 2025 season in 2024"

le 30/12/2024 à 19h50

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Jordan Thompson made it through the 1st round of the Brisbane tournament on Monday, beating Matteo Berrettini in three sets.

In a press conference after his victory, the world No.26 spoke of the calendar problem and the disadvantage Australian players face due to the very short vacations: "It feels like it lasts two seconds (smiles). It's difficult, especially for the Australians.

We go away after the Australian Open and don't come back until November when the Davis Cup is over. It's a long season like that.

We're away for ten, eleven months. I don't know how the 2025 season starts in 2024. I mean, it's a joke. We should be playing next week.

There are a lot of things that need to be sorted out in our sport right now."

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108e, 586 points

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Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

From me and my rotti JAZ, I bid you all good night, and see you in...

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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