Overview

• The ATP, WTA, ITF, and ITIA filed a joint motion in New York federal court to dismiss the PTPA’s class-action antitrust lawsuit, citing lack of associational and antitrust standing.
• The PTPA, co-founded by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil, alleges that tennis’s governing bodies operate as a cartel and seeks greater revenue sharing and structural reforms.
• Defendants argue the PTPA is not a union, lacks members, and does not collect dues, which they claim disqualifies it from representing players in the lawsuit.
• The WTA filed a separate motion stating male plaintiffs should not sue the women’s tour and that female plaintiffs are bound by arbitration clauses in the WTA rulebook.
• The PTPA responded that it anticipated such motions and plans to address them in court, maintaining confidence in its legal strategy.