Milos Raonic will limit his 2021 schedule if Coronavirus lockdowns continue—and the ATP ranking system permits.

Raonic, who fell to Daniil Medvedev in today's Rolex Paris Masters semifinals, said he plans plans to reduce his schedule if the pandemic continues to force restrictions in cities around the world.

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"I think it's all going to depend on what the rules are with the ranking and how that's going to update past Indian Wells," Raonic said. "Because, you know, if it's like this week in and week out, and you know you're going to have the possibility to hopefully play a full season, I will be playing much less because a lot of things will carry over from this year in the 250s, 500s level."

While the 29-year-old Canadian is grateful the pro circuit resumed following a six-month shutdown, Raonic said being locked down in a hotel room is not "psychologically healthy" or good for the soul.

"I don't know if I would necessarily be going to too many of those if I don't need to, and especially not having to worry about zeros opening up on the ranking," Raonic said. "Especially under the conditions of not being able to leave the hotel room, all these kind of things, me personally, it's just not something that's psychologically healthy for me or even just for the soul, and I have to have a little bit of freedom in that sense.

"And I think it's the right things to do now, but under those conditions for long bouts of time, it's not something that I'm going to definitely be looking forward to."



Raonic, who is very close to his parents, said the toughest thing about 2020 has been separation from his family.

"My parents are a little bit older," Raonic said. "Especially at the beginning we didn't necessarily know everything about the virus, about testing, the security of testing, how to go home. I didn't want to be around them at the beginning, and then before you know it a lot of the places have closed.

"Canada right now, which I believe is sort of the right thing, when you go home it's a two-week quarantine, no questions asked."

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