Professional tennis is put on standby at least until mid-July with the stopping of ATP and WTA circuits and ITF competitions. In Spain, the Federation (RFET) is studying the possibility of launching, on its soil, a summer tour reserved for local players, says Marca. The idea would be, if the suspension of the ATP and WTA tournaments is extended up to and including the US Open, to organize several events this summer bringing together the best Spaniards, including members of the Top 100.
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The newspaper mentions between “Eight and ten tournaments” that could take place in clubs and academies across the country. The Federation has made the observation that many have already made it: very internationalized, professional tennis will have to wait until the coronavirus crisis has passed everywhere to be able to start again. Some even fear that the circuit will not resume in 2020. But in Europe and therefore in Spain, the health situation could allow the resumption of the game earlier and why not from the beginning of summer.
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In France, Gilles Cervara, the coach of the Russian Daniil Medvedev (world number 5) currently confined to the South, had also raised this hypothesis of launching the players on local meetings. “I hope that the different circuits will find solutions, he explained to us. I think about tournaments (federal) of the FFT so that there can be matches at some point in the season. […] There are thousands of French players, even those bordering on France, who will want to play matches. I am hopeful there is a craze. “
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To see if different European countries follow this path to allow their players not to remain stationary for long months.
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