What Martina Navratilova said about the schedule in 2001 argues against Emma Raducanu’s recent comments.

Emma Raducanu has come under some scrutiny from the tennis community after sharing her controversial views on the calendar.

After all, this is a touchy subject within the sport, given how vocal so many players have been for many years now about wanting change.

They argue that the physical toll put on their bodies, combined with the painfully short off-season, makes for a horrendous combination that is provoking more injuries.

And yet, despite this being a view widely held by many top players across both the ATP and WTA tours, Emma Raducanu has recently emerged to disagree.

Emma Raducanu tells other players to stop complaining about the schedule
Speaking to Serve earlier this week, the British number one delivered her controversial comments on the tennis schedule in emphatic fashion.

She began by admitting: “I don’t necessarily think the WTA calendar is something to complain about.”

Raducanu continued: “We are making a great living as well. It’s not all glamorous; there are times when it’s very difficult, and we are flagging mentally and physically. If we put up a front that isn’t complaining, I think that is a better example to the people watching, trying to get into tennis, the younger people.

“If they see all the top players moaning about the calendar, I don’t think that’s necessarily inspiring to look up to.”