Although Gimelstob avoided ouster by the board of directors, his position on the panel remains in doubt because the 10-member player council can still choose to vote him off with a simple majority. 1 men’s player, is the president of the player council, a group that recently demonstrated a willingness to remove board members. There is no other mechanism in the ATP rules for a suspension of a board member. Gimelstob, who was first elected to the ATP board in 2008, also serves as a coach for John Isner, the highest-ranked American man, and is a frequent contributor to Tennis Channel. Isner, who is also a member of the player council, has expressed support for Gimelstob and said he, too, would wait for all the facts to emerge.

Source: New York Times December 14, 2018 14:37 UTC