Tennis: Djokovic announcement: 'New players association is born'

With a post on Instagram Novak Djokovic announced the birth of a new association of male professional tennis players, independent of the ATP that manages the circuit, ignoring the requests for "unity" made by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
    "After the success of today's match, we are delighted to announce the establishment of the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA)", the Serbian, number 1 in the world wrote on Instagram, posting a photo of several dozen players gathered on a tennis court in Flushing Meadows, where the US Open will start tomorrow.
    Nadal and Federer had called for "unity, not separation" when they learned that the players led by Djokovic intended to form a dissident association. Canadian Vasek Pospisil, a member of the ATP Players Council, came out on Friday last Friday announcing his resignation.
    Yesterday the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals), created by the players in 1972 and which has managed only the men's circuit since 1990, had criticized this initiative, even before it materialized: "We recognize the difficulties our members face in current circumstances. , but we firmly believe it is time to show unity rather than internal divisions, "the concept expressed in a note.
    Djokovic said he respected the position of his rivals, but he wanted to be firm. "I understand that some have different opinions and do not think it is the right time - the words of the Serbian - I think it is the right time. Legally, we have every right to form the association of players. This is not a union. It is not a boycott. We are not creating a parallel circuit, "he concluded.