The Association of Professional Tennis Areas Legal Procedure has launched the submission of documentation before the United States District Court in New York and requires a trial before the jury.
The lawsuit was presented in the document at 146 pages. The BBC states that his journalists had inspected documentation and quotes that in it, among other things, it states that “professional players are stuck in a furnished game” that gives them “limited control over their personal careers and brands.”
The lawsuit criticizes the competition schedule, the ranking system and control that ATP and WTA have over the personal rights of players. “
The lawsuit is submitted by PTPA and 12 players, including the Novak Đoković, the co-founder of the PTPA Vasek drip and Nick Kirgyos. The lawsuit was filed in the “name of all players and players”.
The PTPA was founded in 2020. years and since then the desire to strengthen the voice of the player, and to reduce controls they have ATP and WTA.
The lawsuit emphasizes that the “monopoly control” on the tour will end, and compensations by ATP, WTA, ITF, but also from the ITIA integrity unit.
In addition to being filed in New York, the same procedure was also submitted in the United Kingdom, as well as in the European Union from which they expect to end what they rated as “uncontrolled power organizations.”
“Tennis is broken. Behind the glamor promoted, the players are trapped in the unfair system that takes advantage of their talent, which reduces their wages and that endangers their health and safety.
We have exhausted all the options to try dialogue to get to change, they did not leave us another choice except this.
Repairing systematic problems does not have to be done by interfering with tennis in any way, the thing is to save it for the generation of players and fans who come, “said for BBC Ahmad Nasar, Executive Director of PTPA.
The PTPA believes that ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA behave as “cartel” by signing contracts with pre-agreed budgets to prevent potential rivals to enter the market.
From the Association, the ranking system assesses as draconically because it “Tera” players to apply for all tournaments to build the status and reputation as a professional.
The lawsuit, also aims to change the unsustainable layout and reminds that the season lasts 11 months a year and that players do not have time to recover which, with trainings in early or late hours and in large heat, collapses their health.
It warns that players often experience injuries of hand joints, shoulder, often changes the gardens, but also to control personal rights of players and thus practically take money from their pockets.
The Association accuses ITIA for “incredibly threat to privacy” by inspecting the phones of the player under suspicion of corruption or doping.
The ATP Tour organizes 60 tournaments in 29 countries this year, and is also competent for the Turin Chelenger. From the ATP state that the players distributed 241.6 million dollars through prize funds, bonuses and pension plans during 2023.
The WTA organizes 51 tournaments in 26 countries this season, in 2024. has paid $ 221 million in the name of the awards. A maternity leave fund has been introduced through the public fund of Saudi Arabia.
The players often complained that they do not receive a sufficiently high percentage of money from the total earnings of the tournament, and this is especially true of Grand Slamova.
The aim of the lawsuit is “fair relationship, security and basic human dignity. I was happening to me in the car at the beginning of the game. He must be as absurd and never again. No sport treats his athletes in this way,” he said Vasek powder.
(Vijesti.ba)
