“It’s actually so sad to see that the tournament directors and the tournaments not protecting us as players. They just care about their [sales], about their tournament and that’s it.
“I’m unsure if I ever need to go there after his remark. For me it is an excessive amount of.”
Sabalenka won the Indian Wells title on Sunday, her first tournament since losing the final of the Australian Open in January.
“Going into this season, we determined… to prioritise my well being and ensure we now have these little gaps within the schedule the place I can reset, recharge, work and be higher ready for larger tournaments,” said Sabalenka, who will attempt to defend her Miami Open title this week.
“I really feel just like the scheduling goes loopy and that is why you see so many gamers injured, at all times taped and never delivering the highest quality matches as a result of it is virtually not possible.”
American two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff said: “Iga and Aryna have performed that event so many instances and it wasn’t something private to it.
“It’s tough. We’re trying our best to play the calendar. I completely understand why she would feel like that because the comments were unnecessary.”
Players have usually voiced concerns concerning the congested tennis calendar, which stretches throughout 11 months of the yr for the highest gamers.
