Andújar: "The objective now is to change the schedule so that tennis players play less"

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It has been over a year since Pablo Andújar hung up his racket for good after a period of uncertainty and several operations on his elbow. With a bit more perspective, the former Spanish tennis player sits down with Carlos Calderón in an interesting interview where they delve into significant topics such as the role of parents in their children's careers, his take on the Big 3, Saudi Arabia's involvement in tennis, and how he experienced his retirement.

His take on the Big 3

"Federer is pure magic, someone who could do anything with the racket. From Rafa, I would highlight both his physical and mental strength and his tennis quality. And when it comes to Djokovic, I would say he is a machine, someone who doesn't miss, who does everything right."

Changes from within the ATP

"One of the reasons I got involved in the ATP Council was for lower-ranked players to be able to make a living and earn money. All these pension programs, social media, wildcard opportunities for youngsters, the bonus pool, help democratize these kinds of aids. It is very important, things that make the player more connected and better covered, feeling part of the industry.

It was necessary for players to feel valued, heard. Over the past four years, all these things have been growing. We have managed to increase prize money and all these programs; now we are going to try to change the calendar, make players compete less. It is a significant problem that players face. It's an ecosystem that is not so easy to change from one year to another, but we are working on it, trying to give players more rest."

Saudi Arabia's role

"There is room for it. What we don't want is for something like LIV Golf to happen, that would be such a disruption within tennis that we have already experienced in golf. We don't want that. If they want, we will need to work together."

Regarding his retirement

"If there came a time when I didn't enjoy it anymore and didn't see myself as competitive, I would quit. I wouldn't try again. When I dropped out of the Top 100... I tried playing a couple of tournaments at the end of the year, and that's when I said enough. The truth is, I wasn't enjoying it anymore. I had more children, couldn't enjoy them as much, which meant I enjoyed tennis less."

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Andújar: "El objetivo ahora es cambiar el calendario, que los tenistas jueguen menos"