{"id":392126,"date":"2026-01-05T01:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/392126\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T01:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:04:08","slug":"novak-djokovic-to-step-away-completely-from-professional-tennis-players-association-ahead-of-australian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/392126\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic to \u2018step away completely\u2019 from Professional Tennis Players Association ahead of Australian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic has announced he is leaving the professional players\u2019 union he co-founded in 2020, citing \u201cconcerns regarding transparency and governance\u201d within the body.<\/p>\n<p>The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), founded by the current world No. 4 and Canadian Vasek Pospisil, took legal action in March 2025 against tennis governing bodies, denouncing \u201canti-competitive restraints and abusive practices\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The action also highlighted the \u201cunsustainable schedule\u201d for players, with tournaments scheduled 11 months out of 12 by both the men\u2019s ATP and women\u2019s WTA.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content.foxsports.com.au\/fs\/electrode\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Watch the biggest Aussie sports &amp; the best from overseas LIVE on Kayo Sports | <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkgeneric-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-grc-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful consideration, I have decided to step away completely from the Professional Tennis Players Association,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DjokerNole\/status\/2007915011239551208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Djokovic posted on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision comes after ongoing concerns regarding transparency, governance, and the way my voice and image have been represented.<\/p>\n<p>Demon&#8217;s Aus Open prep starts with loss | 02:03<\/p>\n<p>\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 organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old 24-time Grand Slam winner said he will \u201ccontinue to focus on my tennis, my family, and contributing to the sport in ways that reflect my principles and integrity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic is aiming for a record-breaking 25th major title at the upcoming Australian Open and will next take part in the ATP event in Adelaide from January 12-17 as part of his preparations for the start of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic has announced he is leaving the professional players\u2019 union he co-founded in 2020, citing \u201cconcerns regarding&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392127,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[3443,2095,209816,64,63,689,209819,1804,962,209820,2057,74455,209822,209818,74452,1025,2041,2067,3592,677,209805,23745,1124,3595,2020,85,747,209817,750,2614,2062,209821,3205],"class_list":["post-392126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-adelaide","tag-america","tag-anti-competitive-restraints","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-doubles-team","tag-billie-jean-king","tag-carlos-alcaraz","tag-comeback-doubles-win","tag-europe","tag-flushing","tag-impressive-comeback-doubles","tag-independent-voice","tag-kingdom-of-the-netherlands","tag-new-york","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-oceania","tag-prep-starts","tag-queens","tag-south-australia","tag-southern-europe","tag-spain","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-tennis-governing","tag-tennis-news","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-western-europe","tag-win-australian-doubles","tag-zealand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392126","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=392126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}