1/17/2012

Novak Djokovic wants Nadal-Federer disagreement 'dealt with in-house'


 Novak Djokovic attempted not to be drawn on row
between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal had earlier accused Roger Federer of not doing enough to back fellow professionals who are unhappy with the scheduling and share of prize money at grand slams.
The Spaniard said after his first round win in Melbourne yesterday that he feels "sorry for what I said” and promised that he would not talk about anything but tennis over the rest of the Australian Open fortnight.
The former world No 1, who is president of the Player Council, was equally keen to brush over the matter and said that he has "no hard feelings" towards Nadal. Djokovic said he would prefer such disagreements to be kept and subsequently dealt with in-house.
"It's obvious that there are a lot of players in men's tennis that are, you know, complaining about the schedule and season," said Djokovic, after cruising through his first round match in Melbourne against Paolo Lorenzi.
"They don't even need to say much. But just looking at the injuries that we have, especially from the top players, including myself, it's obvious that we need some change.
"But I prefer talking in detail about these things more behind closed doors."
Russia's Alex Bogomolov Jr, who earlier tweeted strong support for a players' strike, said it was inspiring to see players united but he backed away from calls for a walkout.
"Everybody is on the same page and everybody wants to grow the game and make it better. We'll see what happens," Bogomolov Jr said.

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