He explained: “The PTPA, like other players associations, exists to represent all players. That includes players with various viewpoints on nuanced and complicated issues such as holding events in Saudi Arabia (or any other location). Players must remain free to play – or not play – wherever their own personal beliefs dictate.
“Like all businesses, tennis must be careful who it partners with. It’s certainly possible to host events in almost any location, provided the business terms, optics, and ability to drive meaningful and lasting improvements are considered. But putting the burden on professional athletes to belatedly act as the world’s “morality police” is at best curious and hypocritical, and at worst, a dangerous and purposeful misdirection.”
