Roger Federer's support drew attention to idea of ATP-WTA merger: Johanna Konta
May 20, 2020 17:56 ISTRoger Federer had suggested in April that the men's and women's tennis bodies be combined to tackle the effects of coronavirus.
Roger Federer had suggested in April that the men's and women's tennis bodies be combined to tackle the effects of coronavirus.
Amritraj said the trio of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafel Nadal, who have a tight grip over Grand Slam tournaments, won't feel any financial stress or the pressure of progress.
Professional tennis currently remains suspended till July 31 due to coronavirus pandemic which has so far claimed more than 3 lakh lives across the world.
Millman went the social route, playing on backyard courts that belonged to people he sometimes was meeting for the first time.
Ankita had won women's singles bronze medal at the 2018 edition of the Asian Games, while Sharan became India's top doubles player in October 2019 before Bopanna took back the position.
The tours already had been on hold at least until July 13, a decision announced April 1, the same day the All England Club said it would be cancelling Wimbledon for the first time in 75 years.
Tournaments taking place from August 1 onwards are still planning to proceed as per the published schedule. The ATP, however, said that a further update on the tour calendar "is expected in mid-June."
Under normal circumstances, the Williams sisters might have been in action this week at the Italian Open, a clay-court tuneup for Roland Garros.
Sania won the award for Asia/Oceania zone after securing a whopping 10,000 plus votes out of the total 16,985 cast for this year's three regional Group I nominees.
The event is scheduled to be played from May 26 to May 28 in the capital city of Czech Republic.
The French Open was earlier postponed to September 20 in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
Sania has been at home since the beginning of the ongoing lockdown in the country.
Speaking in the All India Tennis Association and the Sport Authority of Indias digital Coachs Education webinar on Wednesday, Sania said that coaches need to be sensitive of the hormonal changes that girls go through while working with them.
While USTA is slated to announce their view on going ahead with US Open in 2020 next month, Tennis Australia Chief Executive Tiley feels that the pandemic might affect the first grand slam of next year.
The WTA and ATP tours, the International Tennis Federation and the groups that run the four Grand Slam tournaments announced Tuesday that they have formed the “Player Relief Programme.”
The seventh annual Wings for Life World Run was held on Sunday, and over 77,000 people from 104 countries participated worldwide to achieve what had seemed impossible in the current situation.
Djokovic published a video of him training on Monday in apparent violation of Spain's current rules amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Nadal recently returned to training in a long time and he expressed his happiness about things getting better slowly and steadily.
The Tennis Integrity Unit imposed a lifetime sanction on 21-year-old Youssef Hossam following a disciplinary hearing held in London from March 9 to 11.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic posted a video playing tennis on a clay court.
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