Following the ATP’s recent response, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has issued its own statement addressing the legal action initiated by the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA). The PTPA, co-founded by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil, has accused major tennis governing bodies, including the ATP, WTA, ITF, and ITIA, of operating a system they describe as corrupt, illegal, and abusive.

The WTA’s reply was concise yet assertive: “The PTPA’s action is both regrettable and misguided, and we will defend our position vigorously in due course.” This reflects the WTA’s firm stance against the allegations, mirroring the position taken earlier by the ATP.

The PTPA’s lawsuit seeks to challenge what it perceives as anti-competitive practices and systemic flaws within professional tennis. The association claims that the governing bodies’ policies restrict player freedoms, limit opportunities, and create an unequal distribution of power and resources. The aim of the lawsuit is to demand greater transparency, fairness, and improvements in player welfare across the sport.

With both the ATP and WTA strongly rejecting the claims, the conflict has drawn significant attention within the tennis world. Many players and stakeholders are following the developments closely, as the outcome could potentially reshape the governance and operations of professional tennis.

The case highlights the ongoing tension between the traditional tennis organizations and the PTPA, which positions itself as an independent body advocating for players’ rights. As legal proceedings unfold, the spotlight remains on how these disputes will influence the future of tennis at the professional level.

This is the statement from the WTA.

“The PTPA’s action is both regrettable and misguided, and we will defend our position vigorously in due course.

The WTA is a nonprofit, membership organization that exists to advance women’s tennis on behalf of players, tournaments and fans. WTA players, as equal members alongside tournaments, have an essential and influential voice in the governance of the WTA. Every decision taken at the WTA Board level includes the input of players via their elected Board representatives, and athletes receive substantial financial rewards and other benefits from participation in the WTA.

It is this governance model, supported by generations of athletes, that has allowed the WTA to achieve considerable progress on behalf of our players. Among many examples, in recent years we have committed to a $400 million increase in player compensation, set out a pathway to pay equality at our major WTA events, secured new investment to fuel the long-term growth of the sport, and launched the first comprehensive maternity benefits for independent, self-employed athletes in the history of women’s sports.

The WTA is fully committed to continuing to develop and evolve the structure and operations of professional women’s tennis, listening closely as always to the views of our players. Contesting this baseless legal case will divert time, attention and resources from our core mission to the detriment of our players and the sport as a whole.”

 

 

 

Novak Djokovic in 2025

Novak Djokovic

7 - 4win/loss

Hard
7-4
Rank
5
High
1
37 year old
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2025 Highlights
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Now ranked no.5, Djokovic played his last match on the 8th of March when he surrendered to world no.85 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells (draw).

Presently, during this year Novak owns an overall 7-4 match record. Novak Djokovic’s most significant achievement of the current season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open.

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