PTPA & Tennis Australia Agreement Reached

The Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA) announced that it had reached an amicable agreement with Tennis Australia, the organizer of the Australian Open, ten months after having taken the world tennis authorities to court.

The announcement of the agreement with the Australian Federation comes around ten days after the departure of the association’s co-founder, former world No.1 Novak Djokovic, who explained that his “values“and his”approach“were”more aligned with the current direction of the organization.”

La PTPA “will send to the judge“in charge of the case in the United States”a request for a settlement agreement with Tennis Australia“, explained to AFP its deputy executive director Romain Rosenberg, confirming information published in December by the American media The Athletic.

Following this agreement, Tennis Australia should therefore be removed from the list of organizations sued by the association, which accuses them in particular of “exploit financially” players and impose an “unsustainable” tournament schedule on them.

The FFT “takes note” of the information

Although the agreement announced on Friday should put an end to legal proceedings against Tennis Australia, it does not, however, at this stage respond to any of the PTPA’s substantive demands on revenue sharing or the organization of the circuit.

Pour Romain Rosenberg, “any agreement on the necessary changes in tennis will have to“negotiate not only with Tennis Australia but also”with all parties“still affected by the legal proceedings, namely the ITF, the ATP, the WTA and the organizers of Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open.”We always want things to be resolved“with the other parts”without going all the way” of the legal procedure, underlined Friday Romain Rosenberg.

Requested Friday by AFP, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) “acknowledges reports regarding an agreement between Tennis Australia and the PTPA. As legal proceedings are still ongoing, the FFT has no comments to make on this agreement.“, added the organizing body of Roland-Garros.

In March 2025, the PTPA announced the launch of a vast legal offensive against the ATP and WTA circuits, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the International Tennis Integrity Agency (Itia). The four Grand Slam organizers were then assigned in September 2025.

Since the start of this legal action, the four Grand Slams have each announced an increase in the prize money allocated to players.

“There has been progress and we are grateful for it“to the tournament organizers, said world No.3 Coco Gauff on Friday during her pre-tournament press conference at the Australian Open.”But if we compare it with other sports, the percentage of income “redistributed by tournaments to players” has still not reached the level we would like“, regretted the American before the announcement of the agreement between the PTPA and Tennis Australia.

“I was a member of the (ATP) Players’ Council for the last few years, I don’t feel like there is any progress“on revenue sharing, said German Alexander Zverev (3rd in the ATP rankings).”We can always do better“in this matter, judged world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka.”I hope we find something satisfying for everyone one day.“, concluded Belarus.