ATP vs. PTPA: Djokovic, Raonic, Isner join Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil received prominent support after his rant against ATP boss Andrea Gaudenzi in Miami. Novak Djokovic , Milos Raonic and John Isner joined the Canadian.
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last edit: Mar 27, 2021, 08:53 am
Who knows how the meeting of the players with the officials of the ATP in Miami would have gone if the best player in the world, Novak Djokovic, would have attended that now infamous meeting. In addition to his eloquence and aura, Djokovic also brings the weight of 18 major titles to a discussion group. According to reports, there was an excited exchange between Vasek Pospisil, who together with Djokovic founded the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) last year, and ATP boss Andrea Gaudenzi. If you go after what Pospisil said in his match against Mackenzie McDonald, then the Canadian got a lot verbally.
The resolution that you want to work with and not against the ATP, which Djokovic last formulated at the ATP finals in London, seems to be standing on feet of clay at the moment. The fronts are hardened. On the one hand, the players who expect the PTPA to improve their negotiating position with the ATP. On the other hand, the ATP Players' Council, made up of prominent members of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal , who both also did without the trip to Miami. However, they only spoke up about the cause last autumn, to the effect that there should be unity in the tennis circus, especially in times of a wide-ranging crisis.
Djokovic jumps aside Pospisil
In any case, Pospisil has received some support after his public apology for his behavior in the match against Mackenzie (which he lost in three sets). First from Novak Djokovic.
But Pospisil's compatriot Milos Raonic and John Isner, who only recently criticized the lower prize money on the ATP tour, also reported on Twitter.
The situation is messed up. Especially since the PTPA has not yet clearly formulated what the goal of their association is. In addition, by far not all top players have joined the new organization. Also and above all not the generation that should slowly take over the scepter in world tennis: Daniil Medvedev , Dominic Thiem , Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev .