Rublev and Dimitrov join ATP Player Advisory Council and meet for first time at Australian Open

Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov were part of the ATP Player Advisory Council that sat down on the eve of the Australian Open for the first time.

The ATP Player Advisory Council will be meeting several times a year to make recommendations to the ATP management and the ATP Board of Directors through the Player Board representatives, which the council elects. It was the first of such meetings with the newly elected members listed below.

• 1-50 Singles: Andrey Rublev & Grigor Dimitrov
• 51-100 Singles: Pedro Martinez & Bernabe Zapata Miralles
• 1-25 Doubles: Wesley Koolhof
• 1-75 Doubles: Harri Heliovaara
• At-Large: Pedro Cachin & Matt Ebden
• Coach Representative: Daniel Vallverdu
• Alumni Representative: Nicolas Pereira

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Speaking about the meeting, Dimitrov said:

"I've been asked so many times in the past but I just never felt it was the right time and the right fit for me at the time. I think now I'm in a position where I've got a few years behind me, I have the experience on the court, I have experience with the players and I'm looking forward to it.”

The structure of it has been criticized by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil who were both members. They broke off the form the PTPA feeling that better representation across the sport was needed.