, who told reporters : `` It 's a more physical game than it used to be , but the season is longer than ever . `` I do n't think we 're storming offices , but I think the sentiment is still there . We need to be smart about it and take our time and make sure that it 's well thought out and not be kind of reactionary . But , you know , there is a discussion going on . '' The absence of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic from the recent Shanghai Masters indicates , in Roddick 's opinion , that the demands are too harsh on the top players . `` They do n't get their money this week . If they were feeling well and they were n't worn down , then they would be here , '' he continued . `` We 're not getting away with anything by pulling out of tournaments . I feel like that 's the way it 's presented sometimes . That 's just not the case , '' he added . The lowdown Yet , despite the claims of both Murray and Roddick , the facts
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Are the world 's top male players playing too much tennis ? It is a question that has been asked frequently over the years , but recent comments from world number three Andy Murray , and former world number one Andy Roddick , have indicated the matter could be coming to a head . With a schedule that runs from the beginning of January to the end of November , taking in 65 singles tournaments , the ATP World Tour came under scrutiny like never before when Murray hinted that the world 's top players were prepared to take strike action in an attempt to modify the calendar . `` We 're only proposing small changes , a few less mandatory events and some more rest periods , '' said Murray . `` Tennis is in a great place right now but there are just a few minor things we 'd like to see changed and we hope to sit with the ATP and other officials and discuss them . Two or three more weeks off a season is really what we are thinking of . '' And Murray 's comments were backed up by Roddick