Madrid Open cancelled in light of further coronavirus outbreaks
04-Aug-2020 16:52:50 | Guardian
- Event had already been moved from May until September
- Italian Open remains on calendar in run-up to French Open
The 2020 international tennis calendar dwindled to a handful of events on Tuesday when the Madrid Open became the latest and least surprising casualty of the pandemic.
In a joint statement, the ATP and the WTA said the seemingly inevitable cancellation of the first of two remaining clay Masters events before the rescheduled French Open in September was “a decision that has been taken in line with local authorities due to health and safety concerns”.
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