Miami Gardens:
Tennis Federation, which Novak Djokovic participated in Tuesday, announced on Tuesday a series of legal measures aimed at governing sports bodies, claiming “anti -competitive restrictions and abusive practices.”
The Professional Tennis players Association (PTPA) said it was sustaining round organizers, the Association of Tennis (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the International Tennis Safety Agency (ITIA) as a defendant in a series of procedures in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union were also named.
ATP and WTA responded to the pledge to defend themselves against the claims with the men’s tour, saying that PTPA “has chosen the division and distraction through the wrong information to progress.”
PTPA was created by Djokovic and Canadian Vase Postisil in 2020. About 20 players were named as part of at least one procedure.
PTPA statement said: “The lawsuits are presented to the systematic abuse, anti -competition practices, and a blatant disregard for the welfare of the player that lasted for decades.”
“ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA work as a slander by carrying out a number of anti -intertwined competition and abusive practices.”
“Tennis is broken,” said Ahmed Nassar, CEO of PTPA.
“Behind the charming crust promoted by the defendants, the players besieged in an unfair system that exploits their talents, leads to the suppression of their profits, and weakens their health and safety at risk.”
The statement included in the alleged violations they target.
She said that the defendants “colluded”, “reforming the prize money and suppressing the profits of the players”, which compels a “non -sustainable schedule” and exploit the players financially.
The bodies show “ignore the players” by making them “compete at the temperature of 100 degrees (Fahrenheit), carry the matches that ended at 3 am, and play with the various tennis balls that stimulate injuries.” PTPA also cited the correct ownership of the image, care restrictions and “Draconian Classification Points”.
The statement also complained that tennis violated the player’s “privacy rights”.
“Division and distraction”
“The players are undergoing invasive research operations for personal devices, random drug tests in the middle of the night and interrogation without legal representation,” he said.
ATP said it continues to make a change, with the player’s introduction and the response to the federation.
“While ATP was focusing on providing reforms that benefit the players at multiple levels, PTPA has chosen the division and distraction through the wrong information on progress,” the statement said.
“Five years after its inception in 2020, it struggled with PTPA to create a meaningful role in tennis, which made his decision to follow up on legal measures in this bends not surprising.
“We strongly reject the hypothesis of PTPA claims, and we believe that the issue was completely without an advantage, and we will strongly defend our position. ATP remains committed to working in the interest of the game – towards continuous growth and financial stability and the best possible future for players, tournaments and fans.”
WTA also defended her approach to the game and said that PTPA’s work is “unfortunate and misleading, and we will bury our position strongly in time.”
ITAI said that sport requires strong anti -doping and anti -corruption programs and said it is proud of its role.
“ITIA seeks to support the highest standards in our work, and to follow the best practices and rules during the management of cases, from the intelligence gathering to investigations, and when necessary, penalties.
For our part, we continue to welcome opportunities to interact with any sports members, including players, coaches, support staff, officials and the media, to build confidence in tennis to combat doping and fighting corruption.
In addition to Djokovic and PosPisil, the Executive Council of PTPA also includes PTPA, also players, Hubert Horkkz, Ons Gabor, Bethani Mattiki Sands, Taylor Townsand, and Cheng Sisai.
Australian Nick Kirgius and Farvara Grachiva joined France and American Riley Obelka on the PTPA case in the United States, while French Corintens Mott and Taro Daniel joined the issue in the UK.