⁍ Novak Djokovic has announced his resignation as head of the ATP’s Player Council.
⁍ The Serb intends to form a new breakaway body to represent athletes.
⁍ Djokovic, Canadian Vasek Pospisil and top-ranked American John Isner all resigned from the council.
– Novak Djokovic won the Western & Southern Open on Saturday, his 17th Grand Slam title and a sign that he’s not happy with the current state of men’s tennis. The No. 1 player in the world announced his resignation as head of the men’s professional tour’s Player Council after players were asked to step down by other members, Reuters reports. “I have to respectfully disagree,” Djokovic said. “This is not a union. This is a player association.” Djokovic, who beat Canada’s Milos Raonic in the final, plans to form a new players association to represent players, but the ATP, which governs the men’s professional tour, says it “strongly believes that now is a time for unity, rather than internal division.” “The world is living a difficult and complicated situation. I personally believe these are times to be calm and work all of us together in the same direction,” said No. 2 player Rafa Nadal. “It is time for unity, not for separation.”
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men/djokovics-move-to-form-new-players-association-meets-resistance-idUSKBN25P08K