In the world of tennis, where being precise, strong, and skilled matters a lot, there are some people working quietly to make important changes. Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil, who are well known for their tennis skills, are now doing something very interesting. Just a few years ago, the duo founded the PTPA together. The PTPA, as they emphasize, is not a traditional union because tennis players are considered independent entities, not members of organizations like the ATP and WTA.

Their aim is to make tennis fairer and more open. The duo wants to improve the sport for everyone, not just focus on playing the game. Djokovic and Pospisil have hidden goals to change tennis by making new rules and creating a big change.

Pospisil’s on PTPA’s intentions for the tennis ecosystem

The PTPA includes top-ranked singles and doubles players in tennis. What they want is pretty simple: they want to give players more of a say in how decisions about tennis are made. In other sports, athletes can come together and talk to the people in charge to make sure decisions are made fairly. Tennis hasn’t had that, and Djokovic and Pospisil are trying to change that.

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In a recent episode of the ‘Smashing Rackets’ podcast, Vasek Pospisil opened up about the motives behind their groundbreaking initiative. He stated, “Novak and I, we started the first player Association. And we’re trying to replicate what other sports have, which is, you know, the athletes have the ability to collectively bargain and have proper professional representation in the sport, which tennis players don’t have. I mean, its structure is messed up; it’s awful, terrible. And they try and they pretend like it.”

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Interestingly, this isn’t the first time the duo has opened up about the organization’s motives. After joining forces almost three years back, Djokovic and Pospisil dedicated themselves to the cause of championing the players’ end of the sport.

Novak Djokovic on sports betting

Novak Djokovic, who plays a big role in the PTPA, has been talking about something quite unusual for tennis – sports betting. He thinks there’s something strange about how things work in tennis right now. Djokovic has very clearly stated that the PTPA isn’t there to replace the ATP, but it’s only there to give the players a platform to give them a voice. Here is what Djokovic had to say about what needs to be included in the tennis circuit.

“One thing that is very illogical to me is the fact that we haven’t moved from the same spot that we were at 20 years ago or maybe more. Which is because of the integrity of the sport. We are not allowed as players to put any of the betting companies’ patches on our clothes while we’re playing on the court. We do not get a fair share. When I say a fair share, I mean 50-50 at least, with the tournaments that are allowed, on the other hand, to have major sponsors from the betting world,” Djokovic passionately stated in a recent interview with the PTPA.

As Djokovic and Pospisil work to change tennis through the PTPA, the future of the sport could be very different, with fairness and openness leading the way.

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