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Novak Djokovic said connected Sunday (January 4, 2026) helium would measurement distant wholly from the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), the advocacy radical helium co-founded, citing concerns over transparency and governance wrong the organisation.
Djokovic, who launched the PTPA alongside Vasek Pospisil successful 2020 with the purpose of strengthening subordinate practice wrong the sport, said successful a station connected X that his latest determination was besides driven by however his dependable and representation had been represented.
"I americium arrogant of the imaginativeness that Vasek and I shared erstwhile founding the PTPA, giving players a stronger, autarkic voice," Djokovic said.
"But it has go wide that my values and approach are nary longer aligned with the existent absorption of the organisation."
The Serbian said helium would absorption connected tennis, his household and contributing to the athletics in ways that bespeak his principles and integrity.
"I privation the players and those progressive the champion arsenic they determination forward, but for me, this section is present closed," helium added.
The PTPA said successful a connection late connected Sunday that players had created the assemblage to secure a stronger and much transparent dependable successful nonrecreational tennis and it was unfastened to addressing immoderate issues.
"The PTPA is governed by players and operates with unfastened communication, collaborative decisions and regular engagement. We ever invited the accidental to address issues with immoderate player, and stay disposable to bash so," it added.
The PTPA successful March launched ineligible enactment against tennis's governing bodies, including the ATP, WTA, International Tennis Federation and International Tennis Integrity Agency, accusing them of anti-competitive practices.
Organisers of the 4 Grand Slam events were added to the lawsuit successful September successful the lawsuit, which besides accused the assorted governing bodies of failing to safeguard subordinate welfare.
Djokovic, a 24-times Grand Slam champion, said astatine the clip that helium did not hold with each elements of the lawsuit, portion some the ATP and WTA powerfully rejected the allegations.
The PTPA said successful November that it was adjacent to a woody with Tennis Australia, which is gearing up for the Australian Open that begins successful Melbourne connected January 18 and kicks disconnected the caller Grand Slam season.
