Novak Djokovic explained his decision to stay outside the legal action against the tennis guiding bodies by the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), a group he co -founded. The Serbian star stressed that even if he supports the rights of players, he chose not to be directly involved for personal and strategic reasons.
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Novak Djokovic does not entirely agree with the collective appeal filed against the tennis guiding bodies by the Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA), an organization he co -founded.
The PTPA filed the complaint on Tuesday before a New York court, accusing the ATP, the WTA, the International Tennis Federation and the International Agency for Integrity of Tennis of Anti -Currential Practices.
Djokovic: “I felt that I didn’t need to sign the letter”
The Grand Chelem champion at 24 times Djokovic, who co -founded the Lobbies group with Canada Vasek Postpisil in 2020, is not one of the 12 current and former players listed as complainants alongside the PTPA in the American trial in New York.
“In general, I felt that I didn’t need to sign the letter because I want other players to intensify. I was very active in tennis policy,” Djokovic told journalists at the Miami Open.
“This is a classic trial, so lawyers’ lawyers, the type of situation. So, to be quite frank with you, there are things with which I agree in the trial, and then there are also things with which I do not agree. ”
The 37 -year -old Serb added that there was a certain formulation there: “I think the legal team knows what they are doing and what type of terminology they have to use to get the right effect.”
Djokovic: “never been a fan of the division in our sport”
The action targets the ATP and WTA Tour price formula, the classification systems and an “unsustainable” 11 month calendar which does not take into account the well-being of the players.
The Director of Men’s Director, the ATP, rejected the allegations of the PTPA, claiming that the Lobbies group was guilty of “division and distraction”, while the WTA of women described the trial of “unhappy and erroneous”.
Djokovic noted that his longtime efforts to improve the representation and influence of players exceed the question of the price and have stressed his desire to avoid division in sport.
“I have never been a fan of the division in our sport, but I have always fought for better representation and better influence and the positioning of players in the world in our sport, which, I think, is still not where I think it should be,” he added.
The world number three Carlos Alcaraz moved away from the trial, saying that he was surprised to learn it, but the Australian Nick Kyrgios called him “special moment” for the voices of the players to be heard.
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