Djokovic says he signed 200 WTA players for his association. Regarding Nadal…

Novak Djokovic is relentless in his quest to create a proper association with the other professional tennis players. Just before the start of the US Open, he managed to have o board as many as 150 ATP players and now the Serbian champion maintains that he has already signed 200 WTA players.

Djokovic sounded positive about “his” Professional Tennis Players Association to reveal:

“The players association is going forward. I think it’s very important for us players to have 100 percent player representation, and I feel we can actually be a positive addition to ATP and work together, because this is what we want.”

Novak was also happy for being able to add a consistent amount of players from the female side to add:

“We have, as I said again, we are not just men’s players association. We want women to be involved. There are around 200 WTA players that signed.”

About talking with Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer released a rather straightforward statement on their disagreement about forming a new players’ association especially during these tough moments. Novak admitted that he had no chances yet to talk with the King of Clay about this thorny issue to say:

“Maybe there will be time for that next week before Roland Garros when we don’t have matches for maybe three, four days, maybe that would be a chance to do it.”

Djokovic in Rome, ranking, and results in 2020

Now ranked no.1, the Serbian has a 27-1 win-loss record in 2020. Djokovic is now playing in Rome where he conquered Salvatore Caruso 6-3 6-2.

Novak Djokovic will play Krajinovic in the 3^rd round. The head to head is 1-0 for Krajinovic.

The Serbian conquered 3 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai and in New York.

Novak won 81 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 14 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Nadal in Rome, ranking, and results in 2020

Now ranked no.2, Nadal has a 14-3 win-loss record in 2020. The Spaniard is currently competing in Rome where he managed to beat Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-1 6-1.

Rafael Nadal will compete against Lajovic in the 3^rd round. The head to head is 2-0 for Nadal.

The Spaniard conquered 1 title in 2020 in Acapulco.

The Spaniard won 85 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 59 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 55 times. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic. The last time that they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-2 7-6⁴ in the final in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney (ATP Cup) on the 12^th of January 2020.