“It Is Very Difficult”: Vasek Pospisil Resigns From ATP Players Council Citing Displeasure With the Structure

Apart from being a tough player with a huge serve to trouble any opponent, Canadian Vasek Pospisil is an influential figure on the ATP Tour. As a member of the ATP Players Council, Pospisil was given the job of being a player representative for a certain section of the players. However, the Canadian has now resigned from his position. He cited his displeasure with the ATP structure in his statement.

Pospisil expressed in a tweet on Saturday that he will step down from his role. He said that in the current structure of the ATP, it is very difficult to have an impact on important decisions on the Tour, despite his position.

Vasek Pospisil displeased with current ATP structure

“After 2 years on the ATP player council, I am resigning from my position as the player representative for the 51-100 ranking positions,” Pospisil said in his statement. “It has become clear that, as a player council member within the current structure of the ATP, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to have any significant impact on any major decisions made by our tour,” he added.

However, Pospisil, said that he leaves ‘holding his head high’. He is happy with his work in the last two years.

“I am proud to say I have always fought for what I believed to be right and, in doing so, never compromised my integrity. My sole mission on the council was to represent my peers well. And I’m extremely proud to have done that to the best of my abilities. I leave holding my head high,” the statement from the world number 92 added.

Talks of a new players’ union

There is no intimation of Novak Djokovic’s plans to stay or leave the council. It has also been reported that Pospisil and Djokovic are planning to form a players’ union of their own. It will be independent of the ATP. This could also have a part in Pospisil’s decision. It is expected that he will be the Co-President of the new council.

Since joining in 2018, Vasek Pospisil served as the representative for players in the 51-100 bracket in the ATP rankings. His main responsibility was to relay important information to those players about the ATP’s current and future plans. Novak Djokovic is the President of the 12-member ATP Player Council. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are also members of the council.