Ex-top 5 makes robust declare on why ATP did not like Novak Djokovic's PTPA thought

Former Spanish tennis star Emilio Sanchez Vicario suggests Novak Djokovic had the purest of intentions when he launched the Skilled Tennis Gamers Affiliation however that his purpose of making higher circumstances for the lower-ranked participant did not sit effectively with some as a result of it will negatively impression their cash.

In case you keep in mind effectively, the report 24-time Grand Slam champion was part of the ATP Participant Council for a few years and even the president.

Then in 2020, he determined to co-found the PTPA with Vasek Pospisil. From Day 1, Djokovic defined that one in all his affiliation’s most important objectives can be creating higher alternatives for the lower-ranked and giving them a greater shot at incomes a good residing.

Nevertheless, the ATP officers weren’t impressed with the PTPA in any respect. All of it resulted within the Serbian tennis star leaving the ATP Participant Council for good.

Sanchez: Djokovic’s thought was proper however it will hurt the tournaments and the managers

“I think it’s a good time to create a pyramid structure in which one could ascend in an even manner and where there would be many more people earning money. Djokovic tried something like that… And how long did it take to remove him from the Council? Why? Because if he promoted more distribution on the tournaments, it would harm the managers, and they convinced the players that it would be detrimental to them,” the previous world No. 7 instructed Marca.

It’s not a secret that the ATP nonetheless shares the identical view on the PTPA and that the connection between the 2 associations is not the perfect and that there are not any indications that the ATP will likely be prepared to work with the PTPA.

Nevertheless, Djokovic and his companions proceed to combat for the trigger as they firmly imagine that gamers want a voice and somebody to face behind them when one thing occurs.

One of the vital notable instances was the one in all Simona Halep, the place the PTPA pushed onerous for the transparency and did their greatest to at the least publicly help the Romanian throughout her doping case.