Former world no. 25 Vasek Pospisil speaks on the Professional Tennis Players Association's success and future
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00:00Yeah, very successful year for us. Last year, I mean, honestly, incredible progress. You know,
00:05we brought services to players, introduced the MedNet program, mental health fitness program,
00:11global services with partnerships with Hilton, Priority Pass. I mean, we've been servicing
00:16hundreds of players, also providing support on the legal front, helping with fines,
00:21social media harassment, anti-doping support, which is a big issue for us, obviously. And
00:28if you had told me in 2023 that we'd accomplished what we did in 2024, then I would be, you know,
00:32very pleased. And the team has done an incredible job. So very happy with where we are going into
00:37the new year. Our focus has not changed. I mean, it really is to just service the players the best
00:42we can, obviously also educating them. You know, we're still we're still new. We're we're we're
00:48having been around for very long. So there are, you know, many players don't even necessarily
00:52realize how much support they can get from us at this time. So it's really spreading awareness.
00:57Obviously, it's we've gained a lot of credibility in the tennis world and obviously collaborating
01:02with the tours the best that we could and giving them the opportunity to really embrace us, which
01:07hasn't necessarily been the case. So for us, really, that is the next step is really
01:13the structural and governance change in tennis.