With some players on the ATP tour spending a lot of time and energy campaigning for the right to enjoy a longer break at the end of what represents a grueling and exhausting tennis season each year, officials at the ATP have reacted positively by granting the participants on the tour a total of seven weeks off in comparison to the current month away from the game they are allowed to experience. Even though seven weeks may seem like a long time to us, and certainly a better deal than most non-sportsmen and women are granted in their day jobs, Andy Murray has been just one of several high-profile players who have voiced their opinion that if players are to enjoy longer careers at the highest level, they will require a far longer break at the end of each season. ATP reacts to players’ wishes | Sports Articles Blog- Dedicated to all sport lovers
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
ATP reacts to players’ wishes
With some players on the ATP tour spending a lot of time and energy campaigning for the right to enjoy a longer break at the end of what represents a grueling and exhausting tennis season each year, officials at the ATP have reacted positively by granting the participants on the tour a total of seven weeks off in comparison to the current month away from the game they are allowed to experience. Even though seven weeks may seem like a long time to us, and certainly a better deal than most non-sportsmen and women are granted in their day jobs, Andy Murray has been just one of several high-profile players who have voiced their opinion that if players are to enjoy longer careers at the highest level, they will require a far longer break at the end of each season. ATP reacts to players’ wishes | Sports Articles Blog- Dedicated to all sport lovers