De Miñaur: "I'm burned out from playing so much, this schedule is not normal"

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His name is always associated with concepts like solvency and reliability, something that Álex De Miñaur could not deliver in his clash against Alexander Bublik in the second round of Roland Garros 2025. The collapse suffered by the Australian after winning the first two sets clearly has been explained by himself in a press conference, with some inflammatory statements.

Having played 38 matches in the first six months of the year is a clear indication of how demanding the ATP calendar is. That is the figure that Álex de Miñaur currently carries in his legs and mind, having pleaded for mercy during his match against Alexander Bublik as he had reached his limit. This is how the Australian acknowledged it in the press room of Roland Garros 2025, visibly disappointed and upset with himself but also with the current situation in tennis.

"It's one of those matches that slip away without really knowing how. Definitely not a good day for me," started Demon. "Look, mentally I'm tired, I'd say a bit burnt out from all the tennis I've played so far this year. What happened today is extraordinary; luckily I don't usually suffer this kind of collapse, and I'm more known for comebacks than for letting these matches slip away. But clearly, I'll have to have a tough conversation with my team to analyze properly what happened today and identify the reason," he warned.

The Australian could not deny that the accumulation of efforts and stressful situations has pushed him to a limit. "I had never felt as I did in a Grand Slam match today. It's a match I would have won 99.9% of the time. Mentally, I collapsed; if I had been able to play at my level, I would have emerged victorious. The unmistakable sign that I'm mentally saturated is when I get very nervous and frustrated with myself. Today, I dug myself into a very deep hole; it was as if I forgot how to serve, and at no point did I feel capable of finding solutions," he declared emphatically before addressing the issue of the congested calendar.

- De Miñaur believes that it's unsustainable to continue with such a congested calendar

"Everyone says it's impossible to find a solution, but one thing is very clear: the calendar needs to be reduced," the Aussie player began. "It's not normal that in the last three or four years, I've had only two days off between the end of the Davis Cup and the start of the preseason because I want to arrive well prepared for the Australian tour. Once you start, there's no break until November 24, so it's a wheel that turns infinitely," he explained.

Álex de Miñaur is not the first lately to express himself in these terms, as he himself pointed out in his speech. "Casper explained it very well in Madrid; I'm starting to experience it. The circuit rules are absurd, requiring us to play continuously makes no sense. I have to accept that today is my fault, but what they are doing will shorten players' careers because we will all end up burnt out," warned the Australian player, eliminated from Roland Garros 2025.

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