2020 ATP General News

[isabelle]

hyeon chung is back in action..or was. lost in r1 of a challenger.

same for Pouille in IW challenger (beaten by Rubin)

 

[isabelle]

tall Marin and bad Nick'll play Queen's

 

[Front242]

tall Marin and bad Nick'll play Queen's

Cilic is 6'6" and Kyrgios is 6'4". I'd say they're both tall. Tall Marin and tall, bad Nick.

 

[Jelenafan]

Cilic is 6'6" and Kyrgios is 6'4". I'd say they're both tall. Tall Marin and tall, bad Nick.

I remember once when I saw Karlovic played Isner, OMG I felt I was in Sequoia National Park.

 

[Front242]

I remember once when I saw Karlovic played Isner, OMG I felt I was in Sequoia National Park.

Truly horrific tennis too.

 

[isabelle]

Sir Andy and Kei hope to be back in Miami, great news

 

[atttomole]

Sir Andy and Kei hope to be back in Miami, great news

When is Roger coming back?

 

[the AntiPusher]

When is Roger coming back?

June

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to cause concern on a global scale,the WTA and ATP have jointly announced a series of precautionary health measure that will be implemented on-site at upcoming events including Indian Wells,Miami Open and WTA Volvo Car Open in Charleston.

Players and mascots will not hold hands when walking out on court.
Ball kids will be provided with gloves to wear on court.
Ball kids will not handle player drinks during matches.
Ball kids will not handle player towels during matches.
Players will be instructed not to distribute used towels,headbands,shirts,sweatbands etc to fans following matches or practice.
Players will not accept pens,tennis balls or other items to hold for autograph signing.

The precautionary health measures will be implemented across all WTA events and ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour events through the spring season,with a further review to follow.

 

[Jelenafan]

I just can't see the Italian Open Masters happening, my friends there say things are bordering on the surreal...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I just can't see the Italian Open Masters happening, my friends there say things are bordering on the surreal...

Agree,my cousins who live in Italy have kept me up to date,the virus apparently spreading now to other parts of Italy,it is bad in Northern Italy at present.

 

[tented]

I just can't see the Italian Open Masters happening, my friends there say things are bordering on the surreal...

You may be right. In fact, it may go beyond that one, but it is a good candidate since it’s in Italy. But who knows? In another month or so, Monte Carlo might be canceled at this rate.

 

[Moxie]

They may end up playing some of these tournaments with no spectators, which is what NCAA basketball is contemplating. IW is coming right up, and California has the 2nd most cases in the US. I know sensible people who are contemplating canceling plans to fly within the US this coming week, and what do tennis players do all year long? They fly around the world on airplanes. You wonder if it's safe for them, and if it's safe for cities/countries hosting these events to introduce them in. SXSW festival in Austin (huge music/film/tech event) was just postponed because the Mayor of Austin deemed it unsafe to bring loads of people into his town right now. Unless something changes drastically, I don't see the Italian Open happening, at least in Italy. France and Germany also have a pretty high number of cases. Spain has not so many now, and could host some clay events, but they are already considering canceling large public events.

 

[atttomole]

June

Which means he won’t have enough time to prepare for Wimbledon.

 

[Moxie]

Which means he won’t have enough time to prepare for Wimbledon.

I thought that the whole idea of skipping the clay season was that he WOULD have enough time to prepare for Wimbledon. Can even do 2 grass tune-ups.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Which means he won’t have enough time to prepare for Wimbledon.

Not true.. remember if this is a typical clay season, all the top players will have dead legs while Roger will have fresh legs and a back that can propel him into the 2nd week easily.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

federer will maybe play 3 grass tourneys..i know he said he wouldnt play 3 again before but that was before he had his injury and break from tour.

he cannot go straight into halle after only 1 tourney since last years wtf.

he could lose early and then what ?..go to wimbledon with 1 match?..play eastbourne just b4 wimbledon ?, too risky, if he plays stuttgart it gives him a chance to see where he is it, and an early loss won't matter as halle would be next, that way whatever happens he still gets a week off after halle before wimby.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Breaking News,

Indian Wells tournament has been cancelled,after a confirmed case of coronavirus was confirmed locally.More news to come

 

[the AntiPusher]

Breaking News,

Indian Wells tournament has been cancelled,after a confirmed case of coronavirus was confirmed locally.More news to come

Wow..that’s sad but it’s totally understandable..God Bless

 

[Moxie]

Breaking News,

Indian Wells tournament has been cancelled,after a confirmed case of coronavirus was confirmed locally.More news to come

Wow, this is sort of shocking and not, at the same time. But this does not bode well for the whole European clay season.