The ATP is about to downshift on doubles.
In response to Ben Rothenberg of Bounces, the ATP Tour is planning measures that may favor singles and drawback doubles.
Bounces experiences that proposals have been offered to the ATP Participant Council throughout ATP-WTA 1000 Rome, and ATP doubles gamers met with their representatives on the ATP Participant Council on Tuesday at Wimbledon.
A plan referred to as “Product 28,” targets a discount of ATP doubles draw sizes and the share of prize cash alloted to the self-discipline.
Right here’s extra from Rothenberg on the topic:
“Below the proposals, doubles draw sizes can be halved, going from 32 to 16 pairs at ATP Masters 1000 occasions, and from 16 to eight at 500 and 250-level occasions… The smaller variety of gamers can be a part of a plan to cut back the proportion of prize cash that goes towards doubles.”
The tour plans to reinvest the cash saved into early rounds of singles, making the game extra livable for gamers ranked simply inside and outdoors of the High 100.
Doubles gamers held a gathering of about 50 gamers at Wimbledon. They know the percentages are stacked in opposition to them, however they need to begin getting the phrase out via media channels to allow them to garner public assist.
Their argument is that the ATP doesn’t even trouble selling the product, and now they need to declare that doubles doesn’t seize sufficient consideration.
“They need to scale back the scale of the attracts and reduce the position of doubles generally; clearly, we have to combat that. Which means speaking to the media so everyone seems to be conscious of what may occur and gauging the overall response to see if we will cease it,” stated Edouard Roger-Vasselin, a former World No.6, in quotes reported by RMC.
“Principally, it doesn’t generate revenue for them—in order that’s the message they’re sending. We disagree with that, in fact, however it’s an inside battle we aren’t going to win… We’re attempting each attainable strategy to suggest concepts, however they aren’t . So now, we’re attempting to counter their plans via different channels.”
