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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic slammed by Australian ace over pay row

The 'Big Three' have come in for criticism for their position over financial matters on the ATP Tour. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 18:01, Tue, Jun 30, 2020 0

Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have forgotten what it is like to be a lower-ranked player. That is the damning claim from Australian tennis player Andrew Harris. Related articles Djokovic reveals what he hopes rivalry with Federer and Nadal

The tennis season has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As a consequence, players have not been able to earn money from competitions and those lower down the rankings are struggling financially to make ends meet.

In May, tennis' governing bodies came together to create a $6million Player Relief Programme to support its players.

With their influence and power, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, who is the president of the ATP Player Council, have been looked at to lead the way. Roger Federer has come under attack from Andrew Harris (Image: GETTY)

All three of them have expressed reservations about tennis resuming later this year.

While lower-ranked players are more than keen to play to allow them to earn money.

But Harris, ranked 204th in the world and with career prize money of $235,903, is not convinced by the trio's efforts and delivered a scathing assessment of them.

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