Djokovic and Jabeur lead the stars in breakaway union for tennis players

World number two Ons Jabeur emerged as one of the eight people on the executive committee of a breakaway tennis players union. REUTERS - GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE

A clutch of top tennis players including the former world number one Novak Djokovic, the women's world number two Ons Jabeur and the veteran American John Isner, will form the first executive committee of the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), it was revealed on Wednesday.

Co-founded two years ago by Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil, the PTPA says it wants to push for more power for the players in negotiations with the organisations that run the big tournaments such as the French Open, Wimbledon and the Paris Masters.