Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are "joining Novak Djokovic on the ATP Player Council, bringing the Big Three together to reshape a board that has been roiled by conflict." Federer and Nadal "were elected" along with doubles player Jurgen Melzer . They will "fill spots vacated after Robin Haase , Jamie Murray and Sergiy Stakhovsky resigned from the board before Wimbledon." Djokovic prior to Wimbledon had said that the ATP's governance structure "prevented players from making 'significant changes.'" The power struggle on the council "included its decision in March not to renew the contract" of ATP President & Exec Chair Chris Kermode " ( AP, 8/8 ).

