Novak Djokovic's Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) has launched a comprehensive lawsuit against top tennis governing bodies including the ATP, WTA, the ITF, and the International Tennis Integrity Agency. This unprecedented legal action alleges that these organizations collectively act as a cartel, inhibiting player earnings through oppressive business practices. The core of the suit is centered on the claim that the governing bodies abuse their market power, forcing players to compete extensively while restricting their economic opportunities.
The Defendants and their co-conspirators have formed a cartel, acquired monopsony power in the market for the services of professional tennis players, erected barriers to entry to lock out competitors.
This legal battle is, at heart, a conflict between labor and management over the latter's control of the former's production, though the PTPA is not technically a union of salaried employees.
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