Agency :
World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from this month’s ATP Player Council elections citing the governing body’s new rule that would make it a “conflict of interest” because of his role in the Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA).
The Serb set up the breakaway PTPA on the eve of the US Open in September and resigned as head of the player council but last month he confirmed that he had been nominated by his fellow professionals for the current elections which he accepted.
However, the new ATP rule means he has had to withdraw.
“Unfortunately, given these latest developments I feel it is now necessary to remove myself from the list of candidates,” he wrote in a statement here on Twitter posted on Monday.
World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from this month’s ATP Player Council elections citing the governing body’s new rule that would make it a “conflict of interest” because of his role in the Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA).
The Serb set up the breakaway PTPA on the eve of the US Open in September and resigned as head of the player council but last month he confirmed that he had been nominated by his fellow professionals for the current elections which he accepted.
However, the new ATP rule means he has had to withdraw.
“Unfortunately, given these latest developments I feel it is now necessary to remove myself from the list of candidates,” he wrote in a statement here on Twitter posted on Monday.
