De Miñaur critical of the two-week Masters 1000: "You spend a month to play two tournaments"

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Alex de Miñaur was very critical of the current system of Masters 1000, where seven out of the nine are two-week events: "What many people don't understand is that, yes, you might have a day off in between, but it's not a complete day off. You're training, going to the courts, warming up, doing gym work, this, that, and the other. For us, the players, at the beginning of the year, we have Indian Wells and Miami, and you spend a month to play two tournaments. The toughest part as a player is being a seed and reaching the fourth round. You play the fourth round in Indian Wells, the fourth round in Miami. You can end up playing six matches in a month, which is not enough."

"You spend the whole month away from home, training, in a hotel, living out of a suitcase, not really enjoying your free time, and you only play six matches, right? I think if you ask any of the players, they would all prefer one-week events because you go there, play, and once you're done, you're done. Yes, it allows us as players to disconnect. I think this year we've seen the amount of injuries. It's been the highest there has ever been on the tour, hasn't it? Not good figures for our sport. We need to take care of the players and their bodies. Obviously, what's happening right now doesn't help much," concludes the Australian.

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