Top-seeded Simona Halep makes 2nd round of Prague Open
August 11, 2020 23:16 ISTIt was the first competitive match for Halep since she won the Dubai Championships in February for her 20th career WTA title.
It was the first competitive match for Halep since she won the Dubai Championships in February for her 20th career WTA title.
Kuznetsova, who won the US Open in 2004, has pulled out of the tournament due to the ongoing pandemic.
Simona Halep is making her comeback to Tennis with the Prague Open.
Ferro defeated Kontaveit 6-2, 7-5 in one hour and 43 minutes on Center Court on Sunday to secure her second career WTA title in an outstanding fashion.
Federer turned professional in 1998 and holds the record for most consecutive weeks spent at the top of the rankings (237) and the most weeks as world no.1 in total (310).
Local organizers and the WTA Tour have been vigilant about abiding by strict health protocols in order to hold this week’s Palermo Ladies Open, the first tour-level tennis tournament for men or women in five months.
The US Open is currently scheduled to be held from August 31 with the Cincinnati Open being held at the Flushing Meadows before that from August 22
The experts are divided on using the Tanner Whitehouse 3 (TW3) method but it is largely believed, even by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), that it is inconclusive.
The Australian Open is first of the four Grand Slams during the season and usually starts in late January. Victoria's capital Melbourne has been the host venue since 1972.
While Kim Clijsters has won the US Open on three occasions, Andy Murray has won the major in 2012.
The French Open was originally slated to be played in late May but due to coronavirus pandemic, the Roland Garros has been scheduled to take place between September 27 to October 11, after the US Open which is set to be played from August 31.
The ATP Tour approached Rome organizers with an expansion proposal and offered to cover the extra prize money that would be required, Italian Tennis Federation president Angelo Binaghi said Wednesday.
The U.S. Open women’s and men’s singles champions will each earn $3 million, down $850,000 — or 22% — from the top prizes at the Grand Slam tennis tournament last year.
Dmitrov was one of the few players who had tested positive for the deadly virus after taking part in Novak Djokovic's disastrous Adria Tour exhibition event in June.
Roger Federer has already pulled out from the rest of the 2020 season due to a knee injury.
Nagal is the only Indian in the men's field with Prajnesh Gunneswaran, ranked 132, missing out.
Nadal is yet to take a decision on the French Open which is slated to begin in the final week of September.
The joint men's and women's tournament was originally scheduled in May, but moved when Spain became a hotbed for the virus.
Murray has already confirmed that he will be participating at the Grand Slam in New York if it goes ahead as planned.
Top tennis stars, both men and women, have pulled out of the Slam due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in New York but Murray stated he is willing to take the risk to participate at the tournament.
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