By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, April 4, 2025
Picture credit score: ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is present process turnover on the high throughout a flamable time pitting some stars towards the Tour.
The ATP immediately pronounces that Chief Government Officer Massimo Calvelli will step down from his function on the finish of June 2025.
Because the seek for his successor begins, ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi will assume the twin function of Chairman and CEO on an interim foundation.
Filipina Fighter: Eala Shocks Keys in Miami
“Massimo has been a implausible chief for the ATP,” Gaudenzi mentioned. “His strategic focus and tireless work ethic have been instrumental in navigating a fancy interval for our sport – one through which we’ve achieved unprecedented development.
“I’m deeply grateful for his management and contributions, and I want him each success within the subsequent chapter.”
Calvelli’s resignation concludes his five-year tenure.
The ATP credited Calvelli with taking part in “a pivotal function in guiding the group by means of the challenges of the worldwide pandemic and was instrumental within the improvement and execution of OneVision, ATP’s long-term strategic plan. Working carefully with Gaudenzi, he oversaw transformative change throughout the ATP Tour, together with a historic improve in participant compensation – now greater than $100 million larger in 2025 in comparison with 2019 – and record-breaking industrial development.”
Regardless of the glowing ATP assertion, participant compensation stays a sticking level for some stars and is already escalating.
The continuing imbroglio between the Novak Djokovic-led PTPA and the ATP and WTA reached a brand new degree of acrimony final month because the PTPA filed a lawsuit towards the ATP, WTA and ITF.
Olympic gold-medal champion Djokovic mentioned the first concern is gamers, significantly lower-ranked gamers, should not receiving an ample piece of the income pie. Consequently, some lower-ranked gamers are compelled out of the game just because they can’t afford the price of world journey and training.
“At the moment, there should not sufficient gamers [making a] dwelling from this sport on the best degree, we’re incomes good cash,” Djokovic advised the media in Miami. “However the purpose why I have been speaking for years concerning the equal break up of the pie, or improve of the prize cash, is due to the grassroot ranges.
“And the women and men, skilled tennis gamers which are preventing to mainly proceed taking part in the game. I do know, personally, very huge variety of gamers which have left tennis, significantly throughout COVID time due to lack of funds. And so, I feel I do not know precisely these days, the variety of gamers which are capable of make a dwelling from this sport?”
In an article published by the French sporting journal L’équipe stories the High 20 gamers from the ATP and WTA Tour have signed a letter that calls for a higher share of revenues from the 4 Grand Slams.
The gamers are demanding a considerable improve in prize cash, citing the truth that they obtain a considerably smaller share of revenues than different sporting leagues, such because the NBA (reportedly close to 50 % sharing).
Djokovic, who’s pleasant with ATP President Andrea Gaudenzi, manufacturers the ATP damaged and cost it “has failed gamers so many occasions.”
Briefly, the PTPA has lengthy needed a seat on the decision-making desk and the ATP has proven the group the door. Djokovic charged the Tour continues to mute the voices of gamers and factors to lack of wide-spread session with gamers.
“It is the council of ATP that’s inside the construction, this representing physique of gamers, and that is the way it’s been for many years,” Djokovic mentioned earlier than the 2024 Wimbledon. “I do not assume that is one of the best system that we have now. I simply assume the system has failed gamers so many occasions, so many occasions, and that is the explanation why PTPA must exist, as a result of when it comes right down to this type of huge selections, , loads of the gamers’ voices should not heard sufficient.
“Sadly, , inside ATP you could have 50/50 % of illustration between gamers and tournaments. So you’re by no means going to have one hundred pc gamers’ curiosity in place.”
