Coronavirus - tennis related wef 4th May

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Coronavirus - tennis related wef 4th May

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
That sounds an excellent idea.

And a way to get preparations underway for Roland Garros too.

Presuming it is aimed at players between say 130 and 300 or so in the ranks, I would hope some of our Brits give it a go. Not sure how many fall in that bracket, Harriet?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Hopefully Mandy Carreras might get a throw?

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

The Austrian event of the two has supposedly been cancelled, so that's a bit of a blow if/when officially confirmed.

apps.derstandard.at/privacywall/story/2000119300582/wta-tennisturnier-in-poertschach-abgesagt

Translated- One week after the plans for a WTA tournament in Pörtschach am Wörthersee were presented, this has now been canceled. According to the Carinthian Tennis Association, it was not possible to implement the WTA requirements in the area of Covid-19 measures in the time available. A positive event approval notification from the competent authority was also not realistic.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Optimistic approach to the Aus Open next year.

"Five 'bubbles', 400,000 fans and full prizemoney at 2021 Australian Open"

www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/five-bubbles-400-000-fans-and-full-prizemoney-at-2021-australian-open-20200812-p55l2l.html

I'll believe it when I see it. Sorry for being such a cynic.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Optimistic approach to the Aus Open next year.

"Five 'bubbles', 400,000 fans and full prizemoney at 2021 Australian Open"

www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/five-bubbles-400-000-fans-and-full-prizemoney-at-2021-australian-open-20200812-p55l2l.html

I'll believe it when I see it. Sorry for being such a cynic.

Ha, no chance - it will end up being later in the year, IMO. Or behind closed doors.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Looks like Rome is going to move earlier one week and follow straight after US Open.

mobile.twitter.com/josemorgado/status/1293899455595413504

Byes for those who reach semis in US Open.

Cinci then 2 weeks USO then 1 week Rome all back to back, 1 week off then French

Going to be tough and will be amazed if it means a) the spoils arent shared around and b) Nadal is going to sweep the French

flamingowings · All-time great

All ITF World Tour & Challenger tennis in the US cancelled for September

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Defending Champion Andreescu out of US Open

www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12048759/bianca-andreescu-will-not-defend-us-open-womens-singles-title

flamingowings · All-time great

Bob in Spain wrote:
Defending Champion Andreescu out of US Open

www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12048759/bianca-andreescu-will-not-defend-us-open-womens-singles-title

Current list of women not playing USO:

1 Barty
5 Svitolina
6 Andreescu
7 Bertens
29 Q Wang
30 Pavlychenkova
31 Strycova
32 Kuznetsova
34 Zheng
38 Goerges
44 Ferro
74 Zhu
84 Potapova
92 Bogdan
97 Stosur
103 Peng
108 X Wang
115 Krejcikova

Andresscu isn't that surprising, I don't think she has played much since winning it!

-- Edited by flamingowings on Thursday 13th of August 2020 08:45:48 PM

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

flamingowings wrote:
All ITF World Tour & Challenger tennis in the US cancelled for September

Personally, I can't see how any meaningful circuit of lower grade tournaments can get going again. Most countries / host organisations will require participants (especially internationals) to be tested for Covid before (or even again during) the event. My understanding is that such tests are not cheap and few low grade tournaments will be willing to pick up the bill. Similar to the reasons really that the lower leagues of football had to call it a day this year.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So the ATP has updated its CONFIRMED calendar and it now looks like: new additions in CAPS

makes it a total of 12 events plus Tour Finals

www.atptour.com/en/tournaments

22nd to 28th August - Cinci/NYC Masters 1000

31st August - 13th September - US Open

8th Sept - 13th Sept - ATP 250 Kitzbuhel

13th Sept - 20th Sept - Rome Masters 1000

21st Sept - 28th Sept - ATP500 HAMBURG

27th Sept - 11th Oct - French Open

12th Oct - 18th Oct - ATP500 ST PETERSBURG (upgraded status to 500 level)

19th Oct - 25th Oct - ATP250 MOSCOW

19th Oct - 25th Oct - ATP250 ANTWERP

26th Oct - 1st Nov - ATP500 VIENNA

2nd Nov - 8th Nov - PARIS MASTERS 1000

9th Nov - 14th Nov - ATP250 SOFIA (now final event of season prior to Tour Finals)

15th Nov - 22nd Nov - TOUR FINALS LONDON O2

Edit, Hamburg is a 500 level event

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 14th of August 2020 01:41:51 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So here is one to get your heads around - with the new schedule announced above, the ATP had previously announced that the normal 12 month rankings would be used for qualification purposes for the Tour Finals

mobile.twitter.com/MichalSamulski/status/1294270369717727232

As such, Djoko, Rafa and Dominic Thiem are qualified for the O2 for certain

More importantly, for us, the Doubles would follow the Race within the year (as it is pairs and thus can only be in year as many pairs changed since March 2019). On that basis, it is confirmed that Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram are the first guaranteed qualifiers for the O2.

Well done to Joe!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

From the ATP re qualification for O2. Confirming above re Joe and others

www.atptour.com/en/news/nitto-atp-finals-highlights-late-season-atp-tour-calendar-2020

PaulM · Tennis legend

Apparently the WTA are looking at increasing the Prague '125k' to a 128 player draw. Prize money would be as before, designed to replicate in the first three rounds a Grand Slam qualifying.