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Record 24-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic co-founded the PTPA in 2020 with Canadian Vasek Pospisil, but he is not among the 12 players as plaintiffs alongside the PTPA.<\/p>\n
“In general, I felt like I don’t need to sign the letter because I want other players to step up. I’ve been very active in tennis politics,” Djokovic said at the Miami Open on Thursday.<\/p>\n
“This is a classic lawsuit, so lawyers to lawyers, type of situation. So to be quite frank with you, there are things that I agree with in the lawsuit, and then there are also things that I don’t agree with. <\/p>\n
“And I found that maybe some wording was quite strong in there, but I guess the legal team knows what they are doing and what kind of terminology they’re supposed to use in order to get the right effect.”<\/p>\n
Djokovic insisted he does not want to cause a rift in tennis despite his union taking action.<\/p>\n
“I’ve never been a fan and supporter of division in our sport, but I’ve always fought for better representation and influence of and positioning of the players globally in our sport, which I think is still not where I think it should be and where most of the players think it should be,” he added.<\/p>\n
“Not just in terms of prize money, but in terms of many other points that have been also stated in that document.”<\/p>\n
Both the ATP and the WTA Tour have defended their record, pointing to the prize money and security they offer players.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday world number three Carlos Alcaraz said he did not support the legal action, partly because he was not informed that he would be quoted in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n