Milos Raonic, who turned 27 on Wednesday, thinks the tennis season should be shortened in order to ensure that there are fewer injuries. The Canadian was just one of the many players to end their season earlier than planned, and in a recent interview, as quoted by Punto de Break, he said: 'I think that we should start in January because there is the Australian swing and end with the American swing, so that there is a eight-month calendar in order to take a rest and be fit.

I think they should think about it.' Raonic also cited Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and more as examples to make his point. 'You have five of the best players in the world of 2016 not ending 2017 due to injuries. Murray, Stan [Wawrinka] and Novak were out since Wimbledon.

That's half a year. I played because I hoped to do something but I wasn't fit enough to play. And Kei -Nishikori] was out for a while too.' The world no. 24, who will play his first tournament of the 2018 season in Brisbane, added, 'We play for 11 months.

It would be totally different if we played in a continent during 11 months, but we are travelling over the world. I think that there is much space where tennis loses its consistency and attention by fans.' ALSO READ: Hopman Cup - Date and time of Roger Federer's matches