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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Flo Clifford

Nick Kyrgios hails player-backed lawsuit as ‘special moment’ for tennis

Nick Kyrgios is one of 12 plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed in US district court for the southern district of New York on Tuesday - (Getty Images)

Nick Kyrgios, one of the signatures to the Professional Tennis Players Association’s landmark lawsuit against tennis’ governing bodies, has described the legal action as a “special moment” for the sport.

The former Wimbledon finalist is among twelve players to formally put their names to the PTPA’s wide-ranging legal claim, filed in the UK, US, and EU on Tuesday, against the men’s and women’s tours, the International Tennis Federation, and the International Tennis Integrity Agency, which oversees the sport’s anti-doping system.

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