"He’s trying to bring that change": Diego Schwartzman eager to learn from Novak Djokovic, wants to bring change in tennis after retirement

Former Argentina’s tennis player Diego Schwartzman has talked about the need for change in the sport. The 32-year-old recently retired from professional tennis after losing in the second round of the ongoing Argentina Open with a score of 6-2, 6-2 to Spain’s Pedro Martinez.

In a report by Clay Tennis, Schwartzman was recently quoted, in which he talked in detail about the need for change in the sport going forward. The Buenos Aires-born star named the former world number one and Serbia’s legendary Novak Djokovic as a perfect example of how to raise voice about the change in tennis in the near future.

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The former French Open semifinal stated that he still wants to give his opinion about different things in the sport and wants to be heard on platforms during discussions about the changes in sport in the future. The former world number was also of the opinion that money is not the only thing that drives players' motivation.

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“I would like to be there, listening, giving my opinion. I would like the players to have a much stronger voice,” he said. “Djokovic is at the forefront, he’s trying to bring that change with the new federation [sic] he has. I think tennis, like many other sports, in the next 10 to 15 years is going to go in a direction of change. There’s already another type of competition, like UTS, that’s looking for that change. And a lot of times, you guys [referring to journalists] somehow compare what a player earns on the Tour to what they earn at those kinds of exhibitions. The reality is that it’s not just the money, but they are formats where you play fewer days and have more rest. So it’s something that closes (works) everywhere, and I think tennis has to go for those models.”

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