Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz reveals he has no intentions of promoting the Professional Tennis Players Association's (PTPA) lawsuit against the ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA despite agreeing with some parts.
On Wednesday, PTPA co-founders Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil released an official statement on behalf of the union to announce their first steps in holding tennis organisers accountable.
Australia's Nick Kyrgios, one of 12 plaintiffs in the case, believes the PTPA's groundbreaking movement is only the beginning.
"I felt like people knew there was something going on behind the scenes for a long time, and I think that myself, Pospisil, Djokovic, we all wanted to do something like this," he told Sky Sports.
"I know that myself and many other players aren't happy with the structures and everything that's going on in tennis at the moment."
Ahead of his quest to win his second Miami title, the four-time Grand Slam winner shared his stance on the developing situation.
"There are some things that I agree [with]. There are some other things that I [don’t] agree with," Alcaraz said during his Miami Open pre-tournament press conference. "But the main thing here is that I am not supporting that. So that’s it.
"Honestly, it was surprising for me, because nobody told me about it. I just saw it on social media."
The schedule congestion has become a hot topic in recent months, given the increasing amount of exhibitions creeping in as money talks.
Last year, Alcaraz stated that the ATP is "going to kill us" with the lack of time to recover between tournaments.
But the 21-year-old believes not every player is in the same camp.
"A lot of players [want] to play more – or even more. A lot of players feel like, OK, it is a good calendar. And a lot of players [say] that it’s really tight and a lot of tournaments during the whole year," Alcaraz said.
"I’m the kind of player who [thinks] there is a lot of tournaments during the year, mandatory tournaments, and probably during the next few years, gonna be even more tournaments, more mandatory tournaments. So, I mean, probably they are going to kill us in some way."
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