Overview

• Rune stopped in his Stockholm semifinal against Ugo Humbert and left the court in clear pain after a confirmed Achilles rupture.
• Jack Draper wrote on X that the tour must adapt because players are pushing their bodies beyond sustainable limits.
• Taylor Fritz agreed, arguing that slower balls, courts and conditions have increased weekly physical load, leading to more injuries and burnout.
• Days earlier, Rune had criticized expanded ATP 500 commitments and post‑COVID changes in ball materials that he said altered play.
• The discussion widened on social media, with fans pointing to paid exhibitions such as the Six Kings Slam and no formal ATP response reported.