{"id":2044364,"date":"2026-07-15T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044364"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:00:15","slug":"the-atp-tour-needs-to-make-a-major-scheduling-change-after-whats-happened-post-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044364","title":{"rendered":"The ATP Tour needs to make a major scheduling change after what\u2019s happened post-Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">The ATP Tour needs to make a major scheduling change after what\u2019s happened post-Wimbledon<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/liam-mcmillen\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Liam McMillen                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"15 Jul 2026 11:00 AM\" data-ps-date=\"15 Jul 2026 11:00 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1784109615\"><br \/>\n                            15 Jul 2026 11:00 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                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lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                The ATP Tour logo appears on the net                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>The period following a Grand Slam is often a bit of a lull, but it is being felt more than ever following the events of Wimbledon this year.<\/p>\n<p>Wimbledon was an utter delight this year, with Jannik Sinner claiming the men\u2019s title and Linda Noskova winning her first-ever Grand Slam title.<\/p>\n<p>There were plenty of talking points and it felt like the entire world had their eye on tennis following the events of the grass court event.<\/p>\n<p>However, that could not be further from the case as the ATP Tour has thrust itself back into a clay court swing, with events in Umag, Gstaad, and Bastad.<\/p>\n<p>The three ATP 250 tournaments are often lowkey events, but something feels very different this year.<\/p>\n<p>Only six members of the top 20 are playing at the three events, which take place in Sweden, Croatia, and Switzerland. The likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/flavio-cobolli\">Flavio Cobolli<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/casper-ruud\">Casper Ruud<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-bublik\">Alexander Bublik<\/a> have decided to play the events, but they are certainly lacking in star power.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not necessarily a problem, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP<\/a> 250 events are usually for the lower-ranked players in the top 100, but they don\u2019t appear to be playing it either.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Only 34 players from the top 100 have decided to play an event directly following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a>, so there is little demand for them \u2013 and it\u2019s quite easy to see why.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>More tennis news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alexander-zverev-called-for-a-rule-change-in-2025-that-has-still-not-been-implemented-by-the-atp-tour\">Alexander Zverev called for a rule change in 2025 that has still not been implemented by the ATP Tour<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/novak-djokovic-drops-major-hint-that-he-is-finally-ready-to-retire\">Novak Djokovic drops major hint that he is finally ready to retire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The clay court events following Wimbledon is not only a big risk to players\u2019 health, with a completely different play style needed for the clay to the grass, but it also really doesn\u2019t make sense for players to focus on playing on the dirt right now.<\/p>\n<p>While some clay court specialists will likely flourish at the events, why on earth would anyone preparing for the North American hardcourt swing want to play on the dirt?<\/p>\n<p>With two Masters events coming up at the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open, as well as several ATP 500 events, including Winston-Salem and Washington, players would clearly be better suited to getting in some hardcourt preparation.<\/p>\n<p>The clay court swing is a major section of the ATP Tour, with three Masters events and a Grand Slam between April and June. These events should either be moved there and they should be scrapped altogether.<\/p>\n<p>With players complaining about the amount of tournaments on the busy ATP Tour schedule, it\u2019s clear that the events in Gastaad, Bastad, and Umag should be the first to go.<\/p>\n<p>If they are not scrapped completely, they should at least be slotted in with the European clay court swing instead.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ATP Tour needs to make a major scheduling change after what\u2019s happened post-Wimbledon Liam McMillen 15 Jul 2026 11:00 AM The ATP Tour logo appears on the net The period following a Grand Slam is often a bit of a lull, but it is being felt more than ever following the events of Wimbledon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2044364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2044364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2044364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2044364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2044364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}