PTPA Sues Tennis Governing Bodies

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Players v tennis tours: What is the PTPA lawsuit, what does it want and what happens next?

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The Professional Tennis Players' Association has begun legal action against tennis' governing bodies in the US , UK and EU .

The union cites "anti-competitive practices and a blatant disregard for player welfare" The ATP and WTA Tour have defended their record, pointing to prize money and security.

Novak Djokovic is not listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit, but his name did not appear on the official papers.

Almost everyone in tennis agrees the season should be shorter and shorter.

The ATP and the WTA also believe matches should not finish so late and there should be greater consistency in the tennis balls used.

There is a lot of bad blood between the PTPA and the tours.

There are six different plaintiffs for this case including Corentin Moutet of France and Jay Clarke .

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