Former Argentina’s tennis player
Diego Schwartzman has
talked about the need for change in the sport. The 32-year-old recently retired
from professional tennis after losing in the second round of the ongoing Argentina
Open with a score of 6-2, 6-2 to Spain’s Pedro Martinez.
In a report by Clay Tennis, Schwartzman was recently quoted, in which he talked in detail about the need for change in the sport going forward.
The Buenos Aires-born star named the former world number one and Serbia’s
legendary
Novak Djokovic as a perfect example of how to raise voice about the change
in tennis in the near future.
The former French Open semifinal stated that he still wants
to give his opinion about different things in the sport and wants to be heard
on platforms during discussions about the changes in sport in the future. The
former world number was also of the opinion that money is not the only thing
that drives players' motivation.
“I would like to be there, listening, giving my opinion. I
would like the players to have a much stronger voice,” he said. “Djokovic is at
the forefront, he’s trying to bring that change with the new federation [sic]
he has. I think tennis, like many other sports, in the next 10 to 15 years is going to
go in a direction of change. There’s already another type of competition, like
UTS, that’s looking for that change. And a lot of times, you guys [referring to
journalists] somehow compare what a player earns on the Tour to what they earn
at those kinds of exhibitions. The reality is that it’s not just the money, but
they are formats where you play fewer days and have more rest. So it’s
something that closes (works) everywhere, and I think tennis has to go for those
models.”