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US Open 2020: Positive Test Threatens Bio Secure Grand Slam
31 Aug 2020
French tennis player Benoit Paire tested positive for Covid-19 and has subsequently been withdrawn from the Grand Slam. Four other French players have also been asked to self isolate as a precaution…
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Two Players In US Open Bubble Dropped from Lead Up Tournament, Quarantined
20 Aug 2020
Two players -- Argentina’s Guido Pella and Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien -- put into the US Open bubble have been pulled from the Western and Southern Open and sent to quarantine after they were traced of…
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Adria Tour Tennis Event Lacked Common Sense, Says Vijay Amritraj
01 Jul 2020
Indian tennis great Vijay Amritraj indicated he supported the thought behind the event Adria Tour and agreed that it would have helped the struggling game get back on the airwaves, but also conceded…
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Djokovic Faces Backlash After Adria Tour Registers More Covid Positives
23 Jun 2020
Five cases have cropped up over the past two days from players and staff who participated in the Adria Tour. Following the results many tennis players from across the globe have criticised the event…
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Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric Test Positive For Covid-19 At Charity Tennis Event In Croatia
22 Jun 2020
Dimitrov tested positive on Sunday, after participation at the Adria Tour event in Belgrade. Dimitrov’s opponent Coric also received a positive test earlier today. The event, organised by Novak…
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Rescheduled French Open Will Have Fans, ATP and WTA Reveal New Tour Calendar
18 Jun 2020
Following the confirmation of dates for the two remaining Grand Slams, The French Open and the US Open, the ATP and WTA tours have updated their calendar for the year. While the ATP calendar will be…
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Feliciano Lopez Expects Major Cuts in Tennis Prize Money
15 Jun 2020
Feliciano Lopez, who is also a tournament director at the Madrid Open, expects the economic fallout of the pandemic to affect sponsorship in tennis, which in turn will mean prize money reduction…
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Players are Struggling, I Consider Myself Responsible: Novak Djokovic
26 May 2020
Novak Djokovic, who was active in the campaign by the WTA and the ATP to raise funds for the welfare of the lower-ranked players under lockdown, has also pitched an exhibition fundraising tournament…
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Novak Djokovic Will Have to Get Vaccinated to Keep Playing Tennis: Rafael Nadal
11 May 2020
Novak Djokovic recently said he was against vaccines for coronavirus even if it became mandatory in order to travel.
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ATP, WTA, ITF, Grand Slams Planning Financial Aid Package For Lower Ranked Players Amidst Cancellation Of Tournaments
22 Apr 2020
The three governing bodies and the four Grand Slams are finalising a multi-million dollar financial assistance package for lower-ranked players. Meanwhile the ATP and WTA tours are work on…