More than 150 ATP doubles players sign letter urging format protection

Proposed changes target draw sizes

The governing body plans to reduce the number of doubles teams at Masters 1000 events to sixteen. Smaller tournaments would host only eight teams under the new regulations. Prize money for doubles could drop from twenty percent to ten percent of the total pot.

Signatories include legends and federations

Current players, tournament legends, and national federations joined the protest against these reductions. British world number one Henry Patten is among those who signed the document. The group argues that cutting the discipline would destroy careers and livelihoods.