Pospisil has publicly argued for Grand Slam tournaments to put more money toward female athletes, but it’s unknown if the PTPA will adopt that stance. Novak Djokovics plans for breakaway association draws much criticism Timing and set-up of Professional Tennis Player Association, a project pushed by world No 1, has been questioned by past. However, the Times reported that “many men’s players” strongly object to merging the tours, arguing that women tennis players “do not deserve” to make as much money as men.
There has been recent discussion about merging the ATP and WTA, and major stars Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have been supportive of that. The ATP only represents men, while women are represented by the Women’s Tennis Association. Thus far it appears they have been entirely left out of the new breakaway group, and it’s not clear if there are plans to incorporate them. One group not represented by the PTPA is women. BreakAway has developed automated feedback from GPS to compare tennis sessions directly with ‘apples v apples’ metrics. 30 men’s player in the world who will be facing Djokovic in the final of the Western and Southern Open on Saturday, told the Times that he plans on signing up, and he expects many of his fellow players to do the same. While the ATP may see the PTPA as a threat, at least a few players are interested in signing up. “It makes no sense why you would be better served by shifting your role from the inside to the outside of the governance structure.” That is what players fought for in the creation of the ATP Tour,” Gaudenzi said.
“You have what other athletes in other sports would strive for - a seat at the boardroom table.
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