Overview
- Lys says many players can no longer cope mentally and points to a high number of injuries.
- She argues the calendar runs too long, noting an off-season of roughly two weeks and only about a week off for herself.
- Lys, who manages a rheumatic autoimmune disease, reports health-driven withdrawals and says built-in breaks are missing.
- Germany was relegated in the Billie Jean King Cup in mid-November after injuries sidelined Laura Siegemund, Tatjana Maria and an ailing Lys.
- The schedule stacks WTA and ATP Finals into mid-November, followed by the Davis Cup and a quick restart in Australia, a squeeze also criticized by Alexander Zverev.