Tennis, the parenthesis without match extended until June 7

The parenthesis stretches. Forbidden Games. On March 12, ATP decided that no official tournament would take place during a six-week period until April 27. The cancellation of the Indian Wells tournament was the first step in realizing the magnitude of the coronavirus pandemic. The period decided affected the tournaments of Miami, Houston, Marrakech, Monte-Carlo Barcelona and Budapest.

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This Wednesday, ATP and WTA have, in a joint statement extended the suspension of tournaments until June 7. The whole clay court season is thus swept away (Rome, Munich, Estoril, Geneva, Lyon, Strasbourg and Rabat), Roland-Garros having taken care to validate a postponement in the season (September 20-October 4). In the wake of the US Open. A choice that creates tensions between two of the pillars of the Grand Slam…

"Now is not the time to act alone"

ATP and WTA detailed: “After conscientious consideration and in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, all ATP and WTA clay tournaments will not be contested. Tournaments scheduled from June 8 remain scheduled. At the same time, the ATP and WTA rankings will be frozen. The epidemic demands more than ever from professional tennis the greatest collaboration of the community so that the sport advances collectively for the benefit of players, tournaments and fans. We are evaluating all the options related to preserving and maximizing the tennis calendar according to the different return dates, which remains unknown at the moment. We are committed to working on these issues with our players and tournament members, and other governing bodies, in the weeks and months to come. ”

Joint Announcement: ATP & @WTA extend suspension of tours.

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.

And the press release to conclude: "This is not the time to act alone. All decisions made due to the impact of the coronavirus require consultations with tennis players. ” Actors thus listed ATP, the WTA, the ITF (the International Federation), AELTC (Wimbledon), Tennis Australia and the USTA (organizer of the US Open). So without Roland-Garros…

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