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The Indian Wells tournament, the first 1,000 Masters of the season, and Premier Mandatory starts this week and will serve as a sample to know if the measures taken by the ATP and the WTA to curb the infections by the coronavirus serve something for the next big events of the season, marked by fear of this epidemic.
The two governing bodies of the circuit have announced safety measures that will be effective in this competition that takes place in the Calcavecchia Valley . Measures for participants, spectators and tournament workers.
Thus, there will be 250 disinfection stations and players will have to carry their own towels, and they will have a chair at the back of the tracks so they can place them. Avoid shaking hands with players and touching pets. The ball catchers will wear gloves and will not touch the players 'towels during the matches, nor will they handle the tennis players' drinks.
Players will be instructed not to distribute towels, headbands, shirts, sweatshirts, etc. used to fans after games or training, and they will not accept pens, tennis balls or other objects to sign autographs. That is, the interaction between players and fans will be significantly reduced.
Restaurant workers and food suppliers, and volunteers who check tickets will also wear gloves.
These same sanitary measures will be taken at the next Masters 1,000 in Miami , from March 23 to April 5 and will be applied at all WTA events and ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour events until spring, when will carry out a review of the situation.
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