The ATP have been pulled into a mess of their own making. It has been rumoured for a few days but the Citi Open in Washington which is meant to be the resumption of mens tennis is officially off. In a statement they have said: “After months of tireless work by our team and close... Continue Reading →
The race is on, but it won’t be as we know it!
For the twelfth and final time London will be hosting the ATP Finals before it heads to Turin in 2021. The O2 Arena can usually set 17,500 and as ever during the week of tennis over 240,000 fans are anticipated to walk through the doors at what is the 2nd biggest tennis stadium in the... Continue Reading →
Roland Garros plan to welcome fans in September!
It's being called an 'historic Roland Garros' by the organisers and they have announced plans to welcome fans to the site. Roland Garros expect to operate on a 50-60% capacity throughout the tournament with tickets going on sale on the 9th of July for members and 16th of July for the public. The tournament is... Continue Reading →
“It has nothing to do with Tennis” Nick Kyrgios has continued to hit the nail on the head!
Nick Kyrgios is right, this has nothing to do with tennis. This is about doing the right thing in a global pandemic. Over 500,000 people have lost their lives to this deadly virus and the response and lack of responsibility from some tennis players has been appalling. People have been saying a lot lately that... Continue Reading →
Setting an example? Far from it, the response and responsibility of some has been dreadful
Tennis can return during a pandemic. Events in London, Charleston and France have shown tennis can continue with stringent measures. Those measures will be even more intense when official competition returns but unfortunately the name of tennis has been dragged through the mud and back again. Despite different countries being at different stages it is... Continue Reading →
Adria Tour cancelled
The risk was always known but sadly measures were not in place to deter and transmission of the Coronavirus. The Adria Tour gave us a look at the old normal but something just didn't sit too right going back to normal whilst the virus is still a major risk. Serbia and Croatia had been low... Continue Reading →
Borna Coric tests positive for Coronavirus
Borna Coric is the latest player to have played at the Adria Tour in Zadar this weekend just gone who has confirmed a positive test for Coronavirus. Last night, Grigor Dimitrov who looked out of sorts on Saturday confirmed a positive test which subsequently led to cancellation of the final between Djokovic and Rublev. Coric's... Continue Reading →
The risk has become a reality, if the Adria Tour is to continue it must be behind closed doors and with tighter social distancing measures
Seeing fans and interaction at a sporting event was something we haven't been used to and was good to see a bit of an old normal but an old normal which came with a risk and didn't sit completely right. I've always said that if you follow the guidance of the country you are in... Continue Reading →
Grigor Dimitrov tests positive for Coronavirus
Girgor Dimitrov who has been an ever present in the Adria Tour since it began last weekend looked incredibly out of sorts yesterday in his first match losing pretty badly. The Bulgarian withdrew from the event and tonight has announced he has tested positive for Coronavirus. Dimitrov confirms a test he had in Monaco has... Continue Reading →
How the US Open will operate under social distancing guidelines?
A few weeks ago the US Open was seen to be hanging onto hope. Over the last week or so the impressions were the US Open will go ahead and last night a statement from USTA CEO Mike Dowse said: “We are incredibly excited that Governor Cuomo and New York State have today approved our... Continue Reading →