Professional tennis, as a structure, is designed in such a way that is incredibly depressing and unsustainable. The schedule is a mess, but if you don’t keep up with it, you can’t stay at the top. If you’re 200 in the world you’re considered garbage, if you’re 500 in the world you’re nothing and are playing futures in Guam and the terrible parts of Cancun, and even if you’re at the top, the amount of abuse you’re subjected to online and in person is absurd. Other sports (NBA) are able to mitigate it by being a team environment, all expenses being paid for, and having a sense of camaraderie. In tennis, your only job is to completely and absolutely destroy your opponent.
Professional tennis, as a structure, is designed in such a way that is incredibly depressing and unsustainable. The schedule is a mess, but if you don’t keep up with it, you can’t stay at the top. If you’re 200 in the world you’re considered garbage, if you’re 500 in the world you’re nothing and are playing futures in Guam and the terrible parts of Cancun, and even if you’re at the top, the amount of abuse you’re subjected to online and in person is absurd. Other sports (NBA) are able to mitigate it by being a team environment, all expenses being paid for, and having a sense of camaraderie. In tennis, your only job is to completely and absolutely destroy your opponent.