Novak Djokovic 'doesn't agree with' things mentioned in lawsuit filed by PTPA, 22 players against ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA for systemic abuse

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has revealed that he does not with some of the things mentioned in the lawsuit filed against governing bodies in tennis. The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) and 22 players have filed the complaint against ATP, WTA, International Tennis Federation (ITF), and International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) on Tuesday on charges of anticompetitive business practices, monopolizing professional tennis, and systemic abuse.

Amongst the list of players who filed the complaint includes the 2022 Wimbledon runner-up, Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, America’s Reilly Opelka, current world number 76 Corentin Moutet and 2014 Wimbledon doubles champion Vasek Pospisil.

Interestingly, PTPA’s co-founder Djokovic has now been quoted in a report by AP where he stated that he does not agree with some of the things mentioned in the lawsuit filed on behalf of his own organisation, along with a number of players. The former world number one also expressed optimism that all bodies can come together and work for the better of the game in the near future by solving these issues.

“I’ve never been a fan and supporter of division in our sport,” he said. “But I’ve always fought for better representation and influence of and positioning of the players globally in our sport, which I think is still not where I think it should be, and where most of the players think it should be, not just in terms of prize money, but in terms of many other points that have been also stated in that document. I really hope that all the governing bodies, including PTPA, will come together and solve these issues. This is a classic lawsuit, so lawyers to lawyers, type of situation. So to be quite frank with you, there are things that I agree with in the lawsuit, and then there are also things that I don’t agree with. And I found that maybe some wording was quite strong in there, but I guess the legal team knows what they are doing and what kind of terminology they’re supposed to use in order to get the right effect.”