Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, speaks during a news conference at the Miami Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Novak Djokovic doesn’t want the antitrust lawsuit filed by the players’ association he co-founded to create a rift in tennis, but he also said Thursday that the athletes’ share of revenues and their influence both need to increase.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion, speaking at a pre-tournament news conference at the Miami Open, explained that he was not listed among the plaintiffs on the case filed Tuesday in federal court in New York — along with actions in Brussels and London — “because I want other players to step up.