In a statement this week, the ATP said the proposal runs afoul of the tour's prizemoneydistribution formula reasoning that, to say the least, does not sit well with current and former players.
Men's tennis players, frustrated by what they describe as a grueling playing calendar and unfairness in the distribution of prizemoney, are rallying against the sport's governing bodies.
The distribution of the new prize money how much will go to the singles champions, for example, or to losers in the early rounds or to doubles teams hasn't been decided.