The PTPA was set up by Novak Djokovic and Canadian Vasek Pospisil in 2020, and around 20 players are named in the statement.

The Professional Tennis Players Association, along with 22 players, have filed multiple lawsuits in several countries against the ATP, WTA, ITF, and ITIA. The suit alleges that those international tennis organizations have engaged in anticompetitive business practices that suppress their potential earnings and cast aside health and safety concerns,