Former British No 1 Tim Henman has called for changes to the calendar saying the 12-day Masters 1000 is "too much" tennis.\n\nWorld No 1 Jannik Sinner announced he will not be able to return from a knee injury as planned at the China Open next week, having not played since Wimbledon. Carlos Alcaraz missed the French Open and Wimbledon with a wrist problem while Britain's Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper are among a number of other players who have been out for lengthy spells in 2026.\n\nEight of the nine Masters 1000 tournaments across the season are mandatory for most top players along with four ATP 500 events, and the growth of most Masters events to 12 days has been a bone of contention among players. Former world No 4 Henman, who won the Masters 1000 title at the Paris Masters in 2003, would like to see changes.\n\n"I think it's been pretty well documented that the 12-day Masters 1000s is just too much tennis," said Henman. "That's too much time on the road and unfortunately we're seeing that with the number of players that are injured.

I would definitely bring that to eight or nine days, which would free up the calendar.".