Carlos Alcaraz insists on the calendar issue and responds to Jannik Sinner

Carlos Alcaraz renewed his criticism of an Atp circuit he deems too crowded, saying that “many players” agree with him and adding “we have to do something about it”.

The Spaniard, current No. 3 in the rankings, thus responded to Jannik Sinner, who had pointed out on the subject: “If you don’t want to play a tournament, you don’t sign up”.

The program “will kill us”” Alcaraz had said last week at the Laver Cup, joining his voice to the growing number of players raising the issue. The 21-year-old Spaniard è entered the China Open, his 15th ° tournament of the year.

“I have seen and heard many players complain about the schedule, even the calendar”. Among them is not ’è evidently Sinner, who on Tuesday decried the issue: “The scheduleè quite long. But we players can still choose what to play and what not”.

Responding to the Italian, Alcaraz admitted “I am speaking for myself, the schedule è was so tight from the first week of January until the last week of November. We have to talk among ourselves and we have to do something about it”.

Louis Vuitton Cup Final, Luna Rossa set for battle with Ineos

These were the words of Francesco Bruni, helmsman of Luna Russa, at the press conference on the eve of the Louis Vuitton Cup final that kicks off tomorrow and in which the Italian embarkation takes on Ineos Britannia in the series that will decree Team New Zealand’s challenger in the 37ª America’s Cup.

“We all know that in Italy the America&#39s Cup è a dream. We have been chasing this dream for many years, even before I was born. Now we have a chance; and we must take advantage of this opportunity”.

In the press conference Luna Rossa’s other helmsman, Jimmy Spithill, emphasized how pressure is “a motivating factor for the whole team. There are more Italian fans than in any other sailing competition. So we try to use that as a competitive advantage. We know how special a win”.

Great is the anticipation also at home in Ineos Britannia. For helmsman Ben Ainslie ” the Louis Vuitton Cup has a great history in the America’s Cup, and we all know that as a challenger, if you want to make it to the America’s Cup, the first thing you have to do è bring home this trophy, and that’s what we are fighting for. È it&#39s a great opportunity for both of our teams, and we&#39re very excited about what&#39s ahead”.

Anna Kalinskaya ready for comeback in Beijing WTA 1000

After a break following the U.S. Open, where è she was eliminated in the third round by Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, Anna Kalinskaya, world number 14, is returning to play, and doing so in the WTA 1000 on the concrete in Beijing.

The Russian fiancée of Jannik Sinner, who è was granted a bye in the first round as the number 10 seed, now knows the name of her first opponent in this tournament: in the second round she will face Hailey Baptiste of the United States, world number 111, who today beat with a clear score of 6-0 6-3 the Russian defending the colors of France Varvara Gracheva, number 62.

Born in 1998, Anna Kalinskaya has three WTA circuit successes to her credit, all in doubles (Prague 2019 with Viktoria Kuzmova, Portorož 2021 with Tereza Mihailova, St. Petersburg 2022 with Caty McNally) while in singles (where she won 7 ITF titles) she won the WTA 125 in Midland in 2023 and lost two finals this year, in the WTA 1000 in Dubai against Jasmine Paolini and in the WTA 500 in Berlin against Jessica Pegula.