Djokovic's union start court fight

NOVAK DJOKOVIC’S players’ union have sparked a civil war in tennis by launching a lawsuit against the “corrupt governing bodies” with Wimbledon named among the “co-conspirators”.

- By Neil McLeman

Nick Kyrgios and Reilly Opelka are among the plaintiffs seeking a jury trial in New York to smash the “cartel” in a “rigged game”. The lawsuit also alleges world No.1 Jannik Sinner, right, received special treatment in his recent doping case because he did not criticise the status quo.

The case claims the sport’s four main governing bodies - ATP, WTA, ITF and the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) - use “illegal practices” to “systemically abuse, silence, and exploit players” while having a “blatant disregard for player welfare”.