The Professional Tennis Players Association has accused ATP of trying to force players and is looking for a court order that impedes such behavior.
Earlier this week, the PTPA, a player organization founded with Novak Djokovic, launched legal action against tennis’s governing bodies, including the ATP and WTA, as it seems to force radical changes to the way the sport is offered.
In response, the ATP accused the PTPA of choosing “division and distraction through wrong information on progress”, and the war war came up on Saturday.
In a position on social media website X, PTPA executive director Ahmad Nassar said players told the organization that the ATP was “threatening illegal retaliation and trying to force players”.
“It has to stop,” Nassar says. ‘Last night we filed a short motion asking the US judge to prohibit all illegal contact with players by the ATP or any defendant or co-compositor.
“We have a witness to a doubling of illegal, coercion, bullying behavior in the school garden. Fortunately, these legal cases will not be judged in the school garden. Or on X.
“This is precisely the kind of behavior that forced us to submit these global legal challenges in the first place. Tennis is a big international business and must start acting like one. That’s what the law requires, and what players and fans deserve.”
In response, a spokeswoman for the ATP told the PA news agency: ‘We are aware of the request for an additional court order sought by the PTPA and refuts his allegations.
‘The essence of ATP is our dedication to players. Since this is a legal case now, we have no further comments to comment. ‘
Among the complaints of the PTPA is the suppression of the competition between tournaments, which he believes reduces the prize money, a draconian ranking system, an unsustainable schedule and financial exploitation of players.
It also accused the governing bodies of disregarding players’ well -being by forcing athletes to compete late at night and in extreme heat and brands against caps an invasion of privacy.
