SM
Newcastle vs. West Ham: 11 hrs 34 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Coronavirus latest: All tennis tournaments called off until June 7

:Headline: Coronavirus latest: All tennis tournaments called off until June 7: ID:393342: from db_amp
The ATP and WTA tours have extended their breaks from action.

The clay-court tennis season has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic after the ATP and the WTA announced the suspension of their spring programmes.

All professional tournaments, including the joint events in Madrid and Rome, have been postponed until June 7, although later dates in the calendar currently remain in place.

In a joint statement released on Wednesday evening, the ATP and WTA tours said: "After careful consideration and due to the continuing outbreak of Covid-19, all ATP and WTA tournaments in the spring clay-court swing will not be held as scheduled.

"This includes the combined ATP/WTA tournaments in Madrid and Rome, along with the WTA events in Strasbourg and Rabat and ATP events in Munich, Estoril, Geneva and Lyon.

"The professional tennis season is now suspended through 7 June 2020, including the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF World Tennis Tour. At this time, tournaments taking place from 8 June 2020 onwards are still planning to go ahead as per the published schedule.

"In parallel, the FedEx ATP Rankings and WTA Rankings will be frozen throughout this period and until further notice."

The two governing bodies will continue to monitor the ongoing crisis as they look towards a resumption later in the year.

Following the French tennis federation's announcement on Tuesday that the French Open was postponed until September – which took some players by surprise – the statement called for a united front.

The statement continued: "The challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic to professional tennis demand greater collaboration than ever from everyone in the tennis community in order for the sport to move forward collectively in the best interest of players, tournaments and fans.

“Now is not a time to act unilaterally, but in unison.”
- Joint ATP/WTA statement

"We are assessing all options related to preserving and maximising the tennis calendar based on various return dates for the tours, which remains an unknown at this time.

"We are committed to working through these matters with our player and tournament members, and the other governing bodies, in the weeks and months ahead.

"Now is not a time to act unilaterally, but in unison. All decisions related to the impact of the coronavirus require appropriate consultation and review with the stakeholders in the game, a view that is shared by ATP, WTA, ITF, AELTC, Tennis Australia, and USTA."

amp_article__393342 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2020-03-18 20:46:58:
html db last update - 2020-03-18 20:46:58 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Coronavirus outbreak - Click here for more stories

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .