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Aussie tennis stalwart John Millman was always a battler on the ATP tour, and he's revealed exactly why players like him always get ripped off as superstars like Rafael Nadal get preferential treatment.
The 33-year-old, whose career highlights include winning his first ATP title in 2020 (Astana Open) and beating Roger Federer in the fourth, is currently ranked 243rd in the world - and the Queenslander is sick of he and other battlers receiving the raw end of the stick.
As the French Open throws up some incredible upsets at Roland-Garros - world no. 2 Daniil Medvedev was knocked out by the 172-ranked Thiago Seybouth Wild - Millman has spilled the beans on why underdog victories have become rarer in modern tennis.
As his beloved Maroons prepare to do battle in the State of Origin opener, Millman said he has always been a fan of a good underdog story, and as an Aussie battler he took that spirit into matches against more talented and higher-ranked players.
But he believes the ATP Tour isn't giving all players a fair go, accusing the game's biggest professional body of disregarding the needs of players who aren't named Novak Djokovic, Medvedev or Nadal.
Aussie stalwart John Millman, whose career highlight was beating legend Roger Federer in the fourth round of the US Open in 2018 (he's pictured celebrating after the upset win), has taken aim at tennis organisers
Millman (right) says that the playing field is not even on the ATP tour, with players like him and Cameron Norrie (left, the pair pictured on court 18 at Wimbledon) getting the raw end of the stick when it comes to practicing at major tournaments
The Aussie, pictured after bombing out of the 2020 Australian Open, said seeded players had significant advantages, making upset wins now very rare
And it starts and begins with practicing at tournaments, with seeded players like Djokovic given much better conditions and locations than lower-ranked players, some of whom he claims aren't even allowed to train at the venue.
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