Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley dismisses suggestions the event should be moved to a date later in the year, but concedes the international tennis season is too long.
Tiley slammed a News Corp report at the weekend calling for the Australian Open's rescheduling, but acknowledged the length of the season needed to be reviewed.
"They're coming here earlier, we're now seeing players here for six weeks, for seven weeks and the preparation for the Australian summer is very normalised. They know what they need to do."Australian star Alex de Minaur said it was "no secret" the tennis calendar was long, but he relished the January start.
"I've done it for a couple years where you finish quite late and then you get right into the midst of things.
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