Alcaraz is the latest player to be downed by an injury<\/a> after he suffered a wrist problem after opting to play back-to-back weeks in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.<\/p>\n The injury has forced him to pull out of next week\u2019s Madrid Open and has cast a doubt over his hopes of defending his French Open title at Roland Garros next month.<\/p>\n Yet Paire has suggested that players of Alcaraz\u2019s earning potential are in a position to do more to avoid injury problems, as he questioned the decision to squeeze lucrative exhibition events into their schedule.<\/p>\n \u201cWinning money is important,\u201d declares Paire, in an exclusive interview with Tennis365 and the Roland Garros e-series<\/a>. \u201cWhen I finish my career, I need to have money, so for me, the calendar in tennis is good.<\/p>\n More Tennis News<\/p>\n ATP Rankings No 1 battle: Jannik Sinner has a chance to take dominant lead over Carlos Alcaraz<\/a><\/p>\n Jannik Sinner backed to \u2018win more Grand Slams\u2019 than Carlos Alcaraz by former top 20 player<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cFor me, when you hear players saying the calendar is too long, it\u2019s because they play a lot of exhibitions. If they want to stop, they can stop and not play any exhibitions. That\u2019s what I think.<\/p>\n \u201cThey play exhibitions because they want to win more money. It\u2019s not because the calendar is too long. That\u2019s why I am sad when they cut some of the ATP 250 tournaments because it is important for the young players to play.\u201d<\/p>\n Benoit Paire<\/p>\n Former British No 1 Greg Rusedski has also questioned Alcaraz\u2019s decision to cash in on his fame by playing in lucrative exhibition matches.<\/p>\n The Spaniard played his rival Jannik Sinner in a match in China in January and he also took part in exhibition matches in Saudi Arabia and America at the back end of last season.<\/p>\n That inspired Rusedski to question his scheduling choice, as he urged him to take more time away from the court.<\/p>\n \u201cI think with Alcaraz, he\u2019s played a little bit too much tennis,\u201d said Rusedski on his podcast.<\/a> \u201cYou look at the end of the season, he didn\u2019t really have an off-season.<\/p>\n \u201cHe played a lot of exhibitions in America, he went to the one in Korea before the Australian Open, then he played in Doha as well.<\/p>\n![\"Benoit](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Benoit-Paire-frustrated.jpg\")
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