Federer, Nadal, Murray: tennis giants united against Djokovic

Novak Djokovic wants to revolutionize the tennis circus. Together with Vasek Pospisil and John Isner, the world number 1 resigns from the ATP players’ council (Djokovic was president there) in order to found his own player association – the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA).

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His “Big 3” colleagues are not there – on the contrary. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were re-elected to the ATP Players’ Council. Just like Andy Murray. They all refused to join the Serb’s newly established organization.

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«The world is currently in a difficult situation. Personally, I think that we should go in the same direction together during these times, ”said Nadal on Twitter at the time. “It is time for unity, not for division.”

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Djokovic doesn’t want conflicts

It all sounds like a huge competitive battle. “Team Djokovic” against “Team ATP”: A duel that for once cannot be decided on the court. But the Serb repeatedly emphasizes that he is by no means looking for a conflict with the ATP.

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“As you know, I am part of the PTPA, an organization that was recently founded with no intention of coming into conflict with the ATP,” said Djokovic. The Serb continues: “Although the PTPA has made it clear that it does not want to be combative, it is unclear how the ATP will see the association in the future.”

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