Australian Open organizers have settled on a plan to host the 2021 tournament complete with bio-security and fewer spectators. Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley says the tournament has already decided on how the event will shape up in January – reduced seating due to social distancing, players in a secure bio-security ”bubble” and the likelihood of no overseas spectators.
A summary of this week in tennis is posted below…
2021 Australian Open: Smaller crowds, player bio-security https://sports.yahoo.com/2021-australian-open-smaller-crowds-player-bio-security-034813397–ten.html
Novak Djokovic requesting U.S. Open balls indicates he’s strongly considering playing in New York https://www.essentiallysports.com/novak-djokovic-demands-shipment-of-us-open-balls-ahead-of-tennis-restart-atp-news/
“So we’ll look at this with the glass maybe not half full but a quarter full,” says WTA head Steve Simon to Chris Clarey of The New York Times of the canceling all pro tennis events in China this year https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/sports/tennis/wta-tour-china-tournaments-canceled.html?smid=em-share
Word TeamTennis draws largest TV audience in its history on CBS https://wtt.com/2020/07/21/wtt2020-cbs-broadcast-of-washington-kastles-vs-vegas-rollers-draws-record-numbers/?blog_id=1
Danielle Collins ‘dismissed’ from World TeamTennis over COVID-19 protocol breach https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/collins-dismissed-world-teamtennis-over-042336158.html
World TeamTennis stars take competition from the court to the golf course at The Greenbrier resort https://wtt.com/2020/07/25/wtt-stars-take-competition-from-the-court-to-the-golf-course/?blog_id=1
ESPN study: Fan desire for sports has increased https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/29502357
The hospital at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center cost $52 Million. It treated 79 virus patients. https://news.yahoo.com/hospital-cost-52-million-treated-121337052.html
Tennis alive and well during the pandemic http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/tennis-alive-and-well-during-the-pandemic/article_ac7efe22-cd22-11ea-81d6-6b5d8dcc1c8d.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share via @fairfaxtimes
Serena Williams headlines new WTA event in Lexington, Kentucky http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/18732
Citi Open in Washington, D.C. canceled https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/sports/citi-open-washington-canceled.html
