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The Novak Djokovic-led Professional Tennis Players Association has dropped a bombshell on the game’s governing bodies.
The PTPA lawsuit alleges the ATP, WTA, and ITF are actively engaged in corrupt business practices that limit players’ ability to earn money and restrict their professional lives.
“Tennis is broken,” Ahmad Nassar, Executive Director of the PTPA, said in a press release about the lawsuit. “Behind the glamorous veneer that the Defendants promote, players are trapped in an unfair system that exploits their talent, suppresses their earnings, and jeopardizes their health and safety.
“We have exhausted all options for reform through dialogue, and the governing bodies have left us no choice but to seek accountability through the courts.”