{"id":391978,"date":"2026-01-04T23:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/391978\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T23:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:17:08","slug":"novak-djokovic-cuts-ties-with-professional-tennis-players-association-he-co-founded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/391978\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic cuts ties with Professional Tennis Players Association he co-founded"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novak Djokovic has severed ties with the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), the union he co-founded with Vasek Pospisil in 2021, citing “ongoing concerns regarding transparency, governance, and the way my voice and image have been represented”.<\/p>\n

Last March, the PTPA sued tennis\u2019 governing bodies, including the ATP and WTA, accusing them of “systemic abuse, anti-competitive practices, and a blatant disregard for player welfare”. Djokovic, though, disagreed with parts of the lawsuit, which was strongly refuted by the ATP and WTA.<\/p>\n

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And the 24-time grand slam champion has now ended his involvement with the union.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic (AP)<\/p>\n

He said on X: \u201cAfter careful consideration, I have decided to step away completely from the Professional Tennis Players Association.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis decision comes after ongoing concerns regarding transparency, governance, and the way my voice and image have been represented.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of the vision that Vasek and I shared when founding the PTPA, giving players a stronger, independent voice \u2013 but it has become clear that my values and approach are no longer aligned with the current direction of the organization.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI will continue to focus on my tennis, my family, and contributing to the sport in ways that reflect my principles and integrity. I wish the players and those involved the best as they move forward, but for me, this chapter is now closed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic has severed ties with the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), the union he co-founded with Vasek…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,3592,209754,85,747,29759,80063,27319],"class_list":["post-391978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-ptpa","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-tennis-players","tag-transparency","tag-vasek-pospisil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}