Tennis players urge calendar change before LA28 clash with Wimbledon
Summary
Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and other leading players are urging changes to the tennis calendar after the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics were set to start just three days after Wimbledon ends. The short gap would leave the Wimbledon finalists little time to travel from grass courts to hard courts in Los Angeles.
Practical Impact
The concern is about workload and recovery as much as travel. Paris in 2024 began 13 days after Wimbledon, so the Los Angeles timetable would be much tighter and could force top players into an unusually hard transition at the sport’s biggest events.
Counterpoints
Sabalenka and Medvedev both argued that the schedule should be loosened, with Medvedev saying the gap should be at least six or seven days.
Swiatek said the clash is another sign that player welfare is still not being put first in tournament planning.