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Tennis: Djokovic, Federer, Nadal in talks to help lower-ranked financially struggling players

Novak Djokovic has spoken with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal about working with the ATP to set up a fund to help lower-ranked tennis players financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic. During an Instagram live session he held with Swiss star Stan Wawrinka, Djokovic spoke about having "a long conversation" with Federer and Nadal about "how we can contribute and how we can help lower-ranked guys who obviously are struggling the most." Djokovic talked about trying to put together a fund worth US$ 3 million to US$ 4.5 million to distribute, perhaps to players ranked from around 200 in the world to around 700.

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  • Released : 20-Apr-2020

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