Nick Kyrgios was the primary to talk out about it this week and Novak Djokovic, his doubles companion in Brisbane, has adopted swimsuit. The maverick Canberra participant was demanding a much bigger share of the match’s income for the gamers and Djokovic agreed with him
“Those within the NFL, NBA, Main League Baseball and the NHL take house about half of what they generate. That is not the case in tennis. It is apparent that there are variations as a result of our sport is world, with completely different guidelines, many international locations concerned, completely different tax charges… The tournaments deal with the cash after which there are ATP, WTA, the Grand Slams, that are unbiased entities and may do no matter they need,” he mentioned
Djokovic acknowledges that with so many our bodies concerned in tennis “it is troublesome to get everybody in the identical room and agree on the proportion of cash that ought to go to the professionals.”