Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced a six-week suspension of the men’s professional tennis tour due to escalating health and safety issues arising from the global outbreak of coronavirus. All ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour events scheduled up to and inclusive of the week of April 20 will not take place.
The six-week suspension comes in the wake of the World Health Organisation’s declaration that COVID-19 constitutes a global pandemic and the 30-day travel restriction announced by the United States for foreign nationals from 26 European countries. The suspension follows numerous local government orders on restrictions, bans or cancellations of public gatherings or events.