ATP: The cancellation of the Wimbeldon, Championships till July
THE TOP 100 players enrolled for Spanish tournament in July
The professional tennis tour has been officially ceased until July 13, 2020.
The announcement came after the cancellation of grass-court, the Championships, Wimbledon which has been canceled for the first time since World War II.
Reportedly, the delay of tennis will be extended by a few more weeks, but there is no official statement given by ATP/WTA yet.
Meanwhile, the Spanish Tennis Federation is going to organize a chain of four 125k events.
Since there won’t be any ATP action in July, in step with Spanish publication MARCA, a great number of Top-100 players from the ATP Tour have applied to feature at tournaments in Spain, which will be get started on July 10, 2020.
Also, the federation has managed to elevate a complete sum of 600,000 euros to perform the tournaments.
Competition Venues To held Tennis
The competition will be taking place in the following venues, the Lleida Tennis Club, Madrid Country Club, Academia Equelite de Villena, and the Betis Tennis Club, in Seville.
Speaking about the format of the events, two of them will take place in a team format.
And the other two will have regular singles/doubles draw.
In Spain, the lockdown was eased down on May 11, 2020. The authorities have also allowed their citizens to practice sports activities.
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