China News Service, August 15th. On the evening of August 14th, Beijing time, the Professional Tennis Federation (ATP) announced a new schedule for the 2020 season in the coming period. It will affect those who have been delayed from March due to the new crown epidemic. Restored and made the latest revision.
In the latest revised schedule, the ATP1000 Rome Masters will be held one week in advance to fill the cancelled ATP1000 Madrid Masters, followed by the ATP500 Hamburg Open and the French Open. This year's year-end finals will kick off in London on November 15.
The latest updated schedule includes the European indoor season at the end of the season-St. Petersburg, Antwerp, Moscow, Vienna, Paris (Masters), Sofia, and finally the Nitto ATP year-end finals. Another change is that in the 2020 season, the St. Petersburg Open will be upgraded to an ATP500 event.
ATP Chairman Gordonz said: "Tennis competitions are beginning to find a suitable way to return, but our primary task is to ensure the health and safety of every participant. We hope to maintain the opportunity for such competitions and to end this season strongly. I would like to commend the competition for its unremitting efforts to find solutions under such difficult challenges."
ATP will continue to wait and see if there is a chance to increase the possibility of other competitions in the schedule, including issuing a limited number of single-year competition permits. This year's Milan Forces nouvelles final confirmed that it will not be held.
The currently announced schedule will be changed according to the actual situation of the epidemic, and all events will strictly comply with health and safety policies. (Finish)