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Ian Chadband

'It's just a joke': Ailing Tommo slams tennis schedule

Injury-plagued Jordan Thompson has unleashed a diatribe at the organisers of men's tennis, slamming the brutal, non-stop ATP schedule.

The 31-year-old 'Thommo', one of the tour's great warriors who battled to his first singles title last year, reckons the current calendar is "shit" and "just a joke" as he fights to hold his season together.

The Sydneysider vented his irritation and frustration after being knocked out of the French Open by Jiri Lehecka after a season in which he's already been laid low with three injury setbacks.

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