Taylor Fritz has explained his comments about the ATP Tour having separate events that would split the top 100 and lower-ranked players.
Fritz recently stated that the ATP Tour should have a main tour consisting of the four Grand Slams and other high-profile events, such as ATP Masters 1000 competitions.
He argued that such a setup would help player scheduling. The 26-year-old appeared to argue that these competitions would gain more of a following from a global audience compared to the lower-ranked events.
Recently, the American player was quoted saying he favored an elite-level tennis competition and a second-tier tour for ATP 250 and 500-level tournaments.
However, Fritz took to his personal X account in response to the original quotes. In his explanation post, the 26-year-old added further context, saying he was not favoring a top 100-120 player event and a lower-ranked tour.
Instead, the US player said he was in favor of a more fluid hierarchy where players can move between different events but also compete in the higher-ranked competitions based on merit.
"Always need a follow up explanation for the people that can’t read… when I say separate or premium tour I am NOT saying only top players, as I said in the quote the “main top tour” should be made up of the top 100-120 players kind of like how top 125 in PGA get a tour card and at the end of the year some people go down and some people come up into main tour."
"Also anyone saying I only have ranking/points cause of 250’s you are literally proving my point, this system would ensure everyone plays same # of tournaments (12/14 marquee events 128 draw) and nobody can complain about how someone got there points/ranking because nobody can pick up points elsewhere. Now I don’t think it will ever happen but I’m asked in an interview so I give my honest opinion, I just think it would make the sport easier to follow from a fan perspective."
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