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French Open organizers said Wednesday that Novak Djokovic is allowed to defend his title as the tournament prepares to stage what is expected to be the first Grand Slam without any coronavirus-related restrictions since the pandemic began two years ago.
PARIS :French Open organisers said on Wednesday that Novak Djokovic is allowed to defend his title as the tournament prepares to stage what is expected to be the first Grand Slam without any COVID-19 related restrictions since the pandemic broke two years ago.
Tennis is set to return to Auckland next January after two years with New Zealand starting to loosen the strict border controls it had imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported.
Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chief Steve Simon says players should not be banned from tournaments because of politics. As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian tennis players are not allowed to play under their country’s name or flag and cannot play in team competition. Ad/> The WTA and ATP combined event in Moscow in October has been suspended while all International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournaments in Russia and Belarus have been cancelled.
The first ATP 1000 Masters event of the season is taking place in Indian Wells, with eight more to come in 2022. The prestigious tournaments carry the most ranking points outside of the four Grand Slams and usually feature all of the top players on the tour.
Rafael Nadal opted to skip the Miami Open as he wanted to give his body a break before the clay-court season with the 21-time Grand Slam winner admitting that a swift transition from hard court to clay would have been “dangerous”.
Daniil Medvedev’s first reign as world No.1 will be short-lived. Medvedev replaced Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP world rankings on Monday, February 28 and was playing his first tournament as No.1 this week at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Ad/> But his third-round defeat to world No.28 Gael Monfils means that Djokovic will reclaim top spot next week, even though he is not playing Indian Wells or the Miami Open due to being unvaccinated and unable to travel to the United States.