By Chris Oddo | @Thefanchild | Monday 14 April 2025
Things continue to be tense between ATP and PTPA.
On Friday, the dueling organizations were in court in Manhattan, where PTPA was following a GAG order against ATP.
Reilly OpelkaOne of the 12 ATP players who have been named in the PTPA lawsuit against the tournament, which was released on March 18th, called by Barcelona to testifySaying that he approached a member of the ATP player council in Miami, with the player warning him that he could lose his pension and be bogged by legal fees if he continued with the matter.
Last month, a group of tennis players ATP and WTA, accusing them of a wide range of antitrust violations.That group recently claimed that ATP is forcing players to rebuke the lawsuit.
Reilly Opelka said he was threatened by ATP to support the lawsuit
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Opelka said the player, whom he would not name for fear of punishment, was asked by ATP CEO Andrea Gaudenzi to give the news. The ATP and its lawyers say Opelka is lying, but they agreed to go out and seek ATP players who were willing to deny the PTPA lawsuit the day after it began.
According to Front Office sportsATP board member Luben Pampoulov testified that he asked the players in Miami Open to sign a statement that does not file a lawsuit. They stopped circulating the petition when the PTPA movement was raised. Only one player – Ben Shelton American – signed it.
Vasek Pospisil was in the courtroom and stated that the players are afraid of punishing ATP. According to reports, ATP is rumored to be ready to spend between $ 50 and $ 100 million on the case. Included in the tournaments of the tournament is a note that says players are required to pay their legal fees if they sue the tournament and lose.
According to the Front Office Sports, the judge gave both sides a week to feature new shorts over the Gag movement, and said she would rule shortly thereafter.
