US Open: 4 years later, what is happening with Djokovic’s Professional Tennis Players Association?
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts against Alexei Popyrin, of Australia, during a third round match of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Julia Nikhinson]
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been four years since Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil first introduced the world to the Professional Tennis Players Association or PTPA. It was during the 2020 U.S. Open that they announced the founding of the group they hoped would represent the interest of their sport’s athletes. With this year’s edition of that Grand Slam tournament nearing its conclusion this weekend, Djokovic and others are eager to see it gain more traction. And some players even hope it can become a full-fledged union the way competitors in other sports have. That is tricky in a sport where the players are all independent contractors.
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Jessica Pegula, of the United States, returns a shot to Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, during the women's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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