Roger Federer
Roger Federer has urged the merging of the governing bodies of the men’s and women’s tennis governing bodies.
He made the call in a tweet, saying with the merger is key considering the crisis facing sports worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic.
He believes “now is the time” for the men’s and women’s governing bodies to merge while tennis is in limbo because of the coronavirus.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion says a merger of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) “probably should have happened”.
Just wondering…..am I the only one thinking that now is the time for men’s and women’s tennis to be united and come together as one?
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) April 22, 2020
He asked that “We can come out of this with two weakened bodies or one stronger body.”
In his tweet on Wednesday, April 22, Federer noted that “I am not talking about merging competition on the court but merging the two governing bodies that oversee the men’s and women’s professional tours.
I am not talking about merging competition on the court, but merging the 2 governing bodies (ATP and WTA) that oversee the men’s and women’s professional tours….
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) April 22, 2020
“It’s too confusing for the fans when there are different ranking systems, different logos, different websites, different tournament categories.”
By Melvin Tarlue