Novak Djokovic said on Thursday that talk about reorganising the tennis schedule has been going on for at least 15 years and his fellow players are "still not united enough".

Djokovic says players 'not united enough' over tennis calendar

Defending champion Coco Gauff brushed aside unseeded Eva Lys in straight sets on Thursday to power into her third consecutive China Open semifinal.

Gauff powers into Beijing semifinals and date with Anisimova

Carlos Alcaraz added his voice to the criticism and pulled out of the Shanghai Masters with "physical issues" as the packed schedule for elite tennis players came under renewed scrutiny this week.

Tennis schedule under renewed scrutiny as injuries, criticism mount

Jannik Sinner won the 21st title of his career by thrashing American teenager Learner Tien at the China Open on Wednesday as women's top seed Iga Swiatek was dumped out in the last 16 in a shock.

'Normal' Sinner romps to 21st title but Swiatek stunned in Beijing

Former world No 6 Gael Monfils will retire at the end of next season, the Frenchman said on Wednesday.

Frenchman Monfils to retire after 2026 season

Carlos Alcaraz won his eighth title of a sensational season on Tuesday in Tokyo and then pulled out of the Shanghai Masters because of "physical issues" and took aim at tennis' packed schedule.

Alcaraz out of Shanghai after winning eighth title of season

World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz won his eighth title of a sensational season after beating American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the Japan Open final on Tuesday.

Alcaraz beats Fritz in Tokyo for eighth title of season

Jannik Sinner reached his third China Open final in a row on Tuesday as defending women's champion Coco Gauff fought back to beat Belinda Bencic in a spicy contest.

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