'They are going to kill us' - Alcaraz criticises schedule

World number 3 Carlos Alcaraz has criticised nan congested tennis calendar, saying "they are going to termination america successful immoderate way".

The 21-year-old said astir nan rumor aft beating American Ben Shelton successful nan Laver Cup, which is nan Spaniard's 14th tourney of nan year.

Alcaraz has claimed 2 Grand Slams this year, winning nan French Open and Wimbledon, while he besides earned a metallic badge astatine nan Olympics successful Paris this summer.

He suffered a daze second-round loss to Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp astatine nan US Open successful August, losing successful consecutive sets.

"Probably they are going to termination america successful immoderate way," said Alcaraz.

"Right now a batch of bully players are going to miss a batch of tournaments because of that [injury]."

The Laver Cup is contested betwixt Team Europe and Team World, pinch this year's title taking spot successful Berlin.

Alcaraz had played 50 singles matches successful 2024 earlier nan event, winning 41 and losing nine.

The four-time Grand Slam victor said that he sometimes struggles to motivate himself because of nan the magnitude of tennis successful his schedule.

"Sometimes, you don't want to spell to a tournament," he said. "I'm not going to dishonesty - I person felt this measurement a fewer times already.

"Sometimes I don't consciousness motivated astatine all. But arsenic I've said many, galore times, I play my champion tennis erstwhile I grin and bask it connected court. That's nan champion action to support motivating (myself)."