“I alone believe that now is the time for men's and women's tennis to unite? In every sport, these are difficult times. We can get out of this with two weakened organs or one strong one, ”Federer, 38, wrote on Twitter.

Federer was supported by another titled tennis player, Spaniard Rafael Nadal.

“I completely agree that it would be great to get out of this global crisis with the unification of male and female tennis into one organization,” Nadal wrote.

It was previously reported that ATP, WTA and ITF are trying to help non-elite tennis players survive the pandemic.