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POLL: Are you for or against the PTPA?

ByNiko Vercelletto

Published Sep 22, 2020

The Professional Tennis Players Association is the newly-realized dream of Novak Djokovic. Made to have the voices of players heard by the tennis governing bodies, over 350 men and women have signed on to join the association, including a number of top ATP names.

Yet not everyone is fully on board with the new association, including Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The Spaniard has instead called for unity:

These are moments where big things can be achieved as long as the world of tennis is united. We all, players, tournaments and governing bodies have to work together. We have a bigger problem and separation and disunion is definitely not the solution.
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) August 29, 2020

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While some argue that the association is meant to give lower-ranked players a voice and representation on tour, others see the group as

These are moments where big things can be achieved as long as the world of tennis is united. We all, players, tournaments and governing bodies have to work together. We have a bigger problem and separation and disunion is definitely not the solution. — Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) August 29, 2020">further splintering the tennis community. We want to know where you stand. For it? Against it? Don't really care?

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