Dominic Thiem will not donate money to lower-ranked players and claimed: None of them are at risk of starving.
Novak Djokovic wants an ATP Player Relief Fund to support players ranked outside the world’s top 250.
The world No.1 and president of the Player Council wants to raise £790,000 from the top 100 with the top five stars each giving around £24,000.
Thiem, the world No.3 who banked £1.6million for losing the Australian Open Final to Djokovic, said: “None of the lower-ranked players have to fight for their lives. None of them will starve.
“I’ve seen players on the ITF Tour who don’t commit to the sport 100 per cent. Many of them are quite unprofessional. I don’t see why I should give them money.