Dani Vallverdu against the PTPA - The tone is getting rougher
Daniel Vallverdu represents the coaches of the male tennis professionals in the ATP Council. Andy Murray's ex-coach goes tough with the new PTPA players' union.
by Jens Huiber
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Jun 29, 2021, 08:20 am
In the professional tennis scene, the signs are increasingly pointing to confrontation. While the world's best, with the exception of Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem , measure themselves in Wimbledon, behind the scenes things are going on between the ATP and the Professional Tennis Players Association. Now Daniel Vallverdu has spoken out, one of the most renowned coaches on the tour, who has already worked with Andy Murray or Grigor Dimitrov . And even was on the WTA tour as Karolina Pliskova's supervisor.
Vallverdu represents the interests of the coaches in the ATP Council. And does not agree with the PTPA's approach, as he said in a tweet a few days ago. Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil, who set up the PTPA before the US Open 2020, in order to enable the players to be better represented in the bodies of tennis from their point of view, should feel unspoken.
Vallverdu - ATP Players Council is doing a good job
He stands for a strong and permanent representation of the players 'interests, so Vallverdu, and this is exactly what the ATP Players' Council is already delivering. He, Vallverdu, found the fact that the PTPA dismissed the 30-year plan of the ATP as a "back room deal", which had come together without the influence of the players, outrageous and insulting for all those who stood for months for the Interests of the professionals.
It is always easier to condemn everything from the outside if you have no real intention to enter into a dialogue and find out what the plans actually look like. In any case, he could assure the players, unsettled by the PTPA's propaganda, that their concerns are in good hands with the ATP Council.
You will certainly not have to wait long for the answer from Djokovic and Co.