The 2025 ATP season will be shaped by the 1000s more than ever before, with all but two Masters tournaments taking place over a week-plus, and featuring 96-player draws (the exceptions are Monte Carlo and the Paris Indoors).
What does Paul think of the evolution and expansion?
“I don’t particularly love it, to be honest,” he said. “I played 69 minutes today, and I have a day off tomorrow. We’re professional athletes, we don’t need that. When you play three-out-of-five-set matches, the day off is super necessary. Two out of three, not so much.
“But I mean I guess it gets more fans out here, more days, it’s probably great for the tournament. At the end of the day, we’re an entertainment business.”
If Paul puts himself in more positions to win big at the business end of tournaments, he may learn to love it—and entertain along the way.
