By Mike McIntyre
John McEnroe has sparked a bit of a stir with his comments prior to the U.S. Open regarding female tennis players. I'm not sure why his words about the rigors of the scheduling issues in tennis were strictly directed at the WTA Tour. Clearly with the amount of injuries on the men's side this year I would think the ATP Tour should also re-evaluate the length of their season.
Here's what Johnny Mac had to say on the matter:
"Women have it better in tennis than any other sport, but you shouldn't push them to play more than they're capable of playing. The game has become more physical than it's ever been and then you deal with what is thrown out not only from the opponent but the expectations they have for themselves. You're asking too much of the women.
"They should be required to be in less events, there should be less events for the women. It seems it takes an actual meltdown on the court or women quitting the game altogether before they realize there's a need to change the schedule."
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