CORONAVIRUS. WTA announces the cancellation of 4 tournaments

By
Alex Boyden
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WTA

After a few hours following the communicate of the ATP Tour about a 6-weeks’ suspension, the WTA released a statement announcing the obvious cancellation of the Miami Open and the event in Charleston. For some reason, the competitions in Bogota and Guadalajara were not included in the original communicate. However, the organization came out with a second statement after 4 hours specifying that both tournaments were also canceled.

This means that the WTA activity will be suspended until the 20th of April and for the time being the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart and the Samsung Open in Lugano have been spared (20 April).

Of course, the situation is evolving.

These are the 2 statements:

“Due to safety and health concerns surrounding the coronavirus, as well as the travel restrictions imposed on entering the United States from Europe, the Miami Open and the Volvo Car Open in Charleston will not be held at this time.
There isn’t anything more important than protecting the health of our players, staff, volunteers, and fans who attend our events, along with the general public. We are disappointed but the decision has been made in the interest of public health and safety, which is the top priority. The WTA, working alongside our player and tournament leaders, will make a decision in the week ahead regarding the European clay court season.”

“The local and national Colombian governments took measures today to cancel all public and private sports events of more than 500 people, as well as impose international border closures and travel restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak. As such, the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota will not be held. Additionally, the WTA 125k in Guadalajara, Mexico has been cancelled. We are disappointed these events cannot be held, but health and safety will always come first.”