World No. 40 Eva Lys described the 2025 season as "incredibly long" and also claimed that there were "many players" who struggled to continue competing because they simply couldn't do it anymore.
On December 27th, 2024, Lys launched her 2025 season by taking part in the Brisbane qualifying event. The 23-year-old regularly competed in the next 11 months before playing the last match of her season on November 14th. In total, the German tennis player appeared in a total of 59 matches this year and posted a 34-25 record.
While it was a breakthrough year for the Lys on the Tour – she enjoyed a fairytale Australian Open run and broke into the top-100, and then into the top-50 for the first time in her career – she was still left both physically and mentally tired after the season ended.
Lys: I don't want to use the word 'burnout,' but we have many players who simply can't continue
“The season was incredibly long. You can see it in all the players. We have so many injuries, and I don’t want to use the word burnout, but we have many players who simply can’t continue, who don’t have the mental capacity because it’s just too much. Nowadays, we don’t just play tennis. When we’re at tournaments, we have commitments, a lot of press appointments, physiotherapy, and we train eight hours a day. If you don’t rest, you reach your limit. I feel it too, even though I’ve had to miss one or two tournaments for health reasons," the 23-year-old told Sport 1.
Lys, whose 2026 season will start on January 4th when she meets Suzan Lamens at the United Cup, also said that she had two weeks to take a holiday this offseason before kicking off her preparation for the next year.
Neither the ATP or the WTA authorities have indicated that there will be drastic changes to the schedule, despite players' complaints.
