By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_now | Friday, April 4, 2025
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The ATP tour is crossing the traffic at the top during a combustible time by throwing some stars against the tournament.
ATP today announces that Chief Executive Officer Massimo Calvelli will withdraw from his role in late June 2025.
As the search begins for his successor, ATP Andrea Gaudenzi Chairman will take on the dual role of the mayor and CEO on a temporary basis.
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“Massimo has been a fantastic leader for ATP,” Gaudenzi said. “Its strategic focus and tireless work ethics were useful to navigate a complex period for our sport – one in which we have reached an unprecedented growth.
“I am deeply grateful for his leadership and contributions, and I wish him every success in the next chapter.”
Calvelli’s resignation ends his five-year term.
ATP credited Calvelli to play “a key role in leading the organization through the challenges of the global pandemic and was instrumental in the development and execution of onevision, a long -term strategic plan of ATP. Working closely with Gauddenzi, it exceeded the transformation change throughout ATP, including a historic increase in player compensation – – And he oversee the Record -bri. “, making a market growth. “And recorded in all the increase in confessions.”
Despite the on ATP’s flare statement, the player’s compensation remains a sticky point for some stars and is already escalating.
Imbroglio below between Novak Djokovic-Led PTPA and ATP and WTA reached a new level of Accreditation last month while PTPA filed a lawsuit against ATP, WTA and ITF.
The Olympic Champion of the Gold Medal Djokovic said the main issue is the players, especially the lower ranking players, are not receiving a suitable part of the revenue. As a result, some lower -ranking players are forced to leave the sport simply because they cannot afford the cost of global travel and training.
“Currently, there are not enough players (making A) living from this sport at the highest level, we are earning good money,” Djokovic media told Miami. “But the reason why I have spoken for years about the equal division of the pie, or the increase in pricing money is due to the levels founded.
“And men and women, professional tennis players who are struggling to continue playing the sport. I know, personally, large numbers of players who have left tennis, especially during Covid’s time because of the lack of funds.
In an item Published by the French Newspaper Sporting L’équipe Reports 20 main players from ATP and WTA Tour have signed a letter that requires a higher percentage of revenue from four Grand Slams.
Players are demanding a significant increase in price money, citing the fact that they receive a significantly lower percentage of revenue than other sports leagues, such as NBA (reported to about 50 percent of separation).
Gjokovic, who is friendly with ATP president Andrea Gaudenzi, Markon ATP broken and charged with “has failed the players so many times.”
In short, PTPA has long wanted a place at the decision -making table and ATP has shown the door to the group. Gjokovic accused the tournament continues to silence the voices of players and tells of a lack of widespread consultation with players.
“Then the ATP council that is inside the structure, this body representative body, and so it has been for decades,” Gjokovic said before Wimbledon of 2024. “I don’t think it’s the best system we have. are heard enough.
“Unfortunately, you know, within ATP you have 50/50 percent of the representation between players and shifts. So you will never have 100 percent interest of players in the country.”
