Doubles players sign open letter pleading with tennis chiefs to ‘protect’ format

Plans to slash games by half and prize money criticised ‘Hard for players to build and sustain a doubles career’ More than 150 doubles players on the men’s ATP tour have signed an open letter addressed to the ATP board and management imploring the men’s tennis governing bodies to reconsider controversial doubles reforms and “protect” the format in professional tennis. The subject of potential reforms to the ATP has been a significant issue since players were informed in a meeting during Wimbledon that the ATP was conducting a review of its doubles regulations and potential changes could see…

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