After a five month break because of the Coronavirus pandemic is to be played in August at the international Tennis Tour. For the men, the season is on 14. August continued with the hard court tournament in Washington, with the ladies already on 3. August, with the clay court tournament in Palermo. The the professional organizations, the ATP and WTA announced on Wednesday.
the day before had already given the US Open is known, that the Grand Slam tournament without an audience and under strict safety and hygiene rules will be held at the end of August in New York. Also in may, laid the French Open for the to of 27. September to 11. October in Paris will be played.
Meanwhile, Tommy Haas, once the number two in the tennis world, and since 2016 the tournament Director in Indian Wells, despite the current discussions are optimistic with regard to the participation of the top players at the US Open in New York. “It isn’t just any tournament, the US Open,” said the 42-Year-old in a video conference on Wednesday.
He could understand the concerns of some players perfectly, said Haas: “If you are used to travel with a whole Entourage and then all of a sudden, only one accompanying person is allowed, to get safely to the Brood.” He could also each understand that there’s been thinking: “That’s what I would do if I mean my family, my Physio, Hitting would have to leave the Partner at home. But then I would have said to myself: Okay, three weeks is the time goes.“
Some of the top stars such as world number one Novak Djokovic or the Spanish clay court king Rafael Nadal had their participation in the tournament in New York in question. Also, the Australian Ashleigh Barty and the Romanian Simona Halep, the number one and two of the WTA, had argued against a Start-up in New York.
Munich cancelled, Hamburg hopes
ATP tennis tournament in Munich will not take place because of the consequences of the Corona pandemic this year. For the first, suspended on a clay court Event half took place in the second year, when after a five-month break tournaments, no date. The originally for 25. April to 3. May, provided the BMW Open will be held in the spring of 2021 again. The organizers stated on Wednesday, after the ATP players ‘ organization had published the new calendar.
