The 2021 season kicked off last week in the middle of the week, a Wednesday for the WTA (Abu Dhabi) and a Thursday for the ATP (Delray Beach and Antalya).
This is one of the first originalities of a cover unlike any other.
The return to normal on the world circuit, it is not yet for now… But, at least, the little yellow ball does not disappear from the radars as it had been the case for five months in 2020, a historic year notably marked by the cancellation of Wimbledon - a first since World War II.
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Finally, according to the normality of the world under Covid-19… Sunday began the qualifications for the Australian Open, bringing together players classified between the 100th and 250th places in the world, played until January 13 in… the Emirates.
In Doha, Qatar, for men and Dubai for women!
Unheard of, obviously.
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