Tennis Players Testing Positive For Coronavirus
Posted by Staff on June 23rd, 2020 @ 9:36 am
A running list of those top tennis players to have officially tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) from the ATP/WTA Tours.
PLAYER (date of announcement)
ATP
Thiago Seyboth Wild (March 24)
Grigor Dimitrov (June 21)
Borna Coric (June 22)
Viktor Troicki (June 22)
Novak Djokovic (June 23)
Frances Tiafoe (July 4)
Kei Nishikori (August 16)
Benoit Paire (August 30)
Fernando Verdasco
Marcel Granollers
Bruno Soares
David Goffin (Oct 9)
Sam Querrey (Oct 14)
Fabio Fognini (Oct 14)
Juan Sebastian Cabal
Tennis Sandgren
Andy Murray
WTA
Alina Kalinskaya (July 23)
Viktoriya Tomova (Reported August …
Novak Djokovic Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Posted by Staff on June 23rd, 2020 @ 9:27 am
Novak Djokovic has announced that he has tested positive for the Coronavirus. The Serb was the architect behind the heavily-criticized, at times reckless Adria Tour, which eschewed COVID safe practices, has now produced four positive tests after just playing two of the four weeks.
Djokovic’s wife, Jelena, also tested positive. His two children were negative. Djokovic follows postivies from Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki.
Two coaches along with …
Kyrgios Calls Djokovic’s Tour Boneheaded…And He’s Right!
Posted by Sean Randall on June 22nd, 2020 @ 4:35 pm
You know things are bad when Nick Kyrgios is taking shots at you and he’s right!
Novak Djokovic’s ill-fated Adria exo tour imploded over the weekend with three players testing positive for the Coronavirus. The final yesterday between Djokovic and Andrey Rublev in Zadar, Croatia, was called off just hours before the start after participant Grigor Dimitrov dropped a bombshell that he had tested positive for the virus.
Djokovic left town …
Borna Coric, Two Coaches Also Test Positive For COVID After Adria Tour
Posted by Staff on June 22nd, 2020 @ 11:13 am
Following the positive test of Grigor Dimitorv yesterday, Dimitrov’s Saturday opponent, Borna Coric, has also announced he has contracted the virus.
“Hello everyone, I want to inform you that I am positive for Covid-19. Please everyone who has been in contact with me for the last few days gets tested!” he wrote on social media.
Coric, along with Novak Djokovic, Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev, and others, was part of …
Grigor Dimitrov Becomes First Big Tennis Name To Test Positive For Coronavirus
Posted by Staff on June 21st, 2020 @ 10:16 pm
Grigor Dimitrov became the first big name in the tennis world to test positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the star announced Sunday on social media.
“I want to reach out and let my fans and friends know that I tested positive back in Monaco for Covid-19,” the Bulgarian posted on Instagram. “I want to make sure anyone who has been in contact with me during these past days gets tested and takes …
US Open, Tennis Officially Sets Return For August
Posted by Staff on June 17th, 2020 @ 7:19 pm
The US Open made it official earlier today announcing the tournament will be back on with afan-less 128-draw, 32-team doubles with no qualifying or any other events.
The event will follow a 56-draw Cincinnati Masters which will also be played at the BJK Tennis Center in Queen’s. Cincinnati will finish on August 28 with the US Open main draw to get underway as scheduled on August 31.
“These two events are the …
US Open Outlines Plan, No Limit On Entourages?
Posted by Staff on June 17th, 2020 @ 12:25 am
The US Open got the go ahead from New York governor Andrew Cuomo, and the event is set to be officially announced on Wednesday.
The tournament did leak out details of their plan which includes a 56-draw Cincinnati tournament followed days later by a 128-draw US Open.
Cincinnati will have a 48-draw for qualifier, the US Open will have no qualiyfing.
There will be doubles! 32 teams will gain entry into both events.
Total …
US Open For North American Players, French Open For European?
Posted by Sean Randall on June 15th, 2020 @ 3:13 pm
With the US Open just days if not hours from announcing their intent to play the event as scheduled, an undercurrent among the tennis players has developed with many top international stars indicating that they may not make the trip to New York.
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep are just a few of the bigger names who are on record saying they might skip the tournament, which has said …
After Second Right Knee Procedure, Roger Federer Won’t Play Again In 2020
Posted by Staff on June 10th, 2020 @ 10:31 am
Roger Federer officially ended his 2020 season, assuming there even is a finish. The Swiss who underwent right knee surgery in February, announced that he had a second procedure on that knee which will keep him off the tour for the remained of 2020.
“A few weeks ago, having experienced a setback during my initial rehabilitation, I had to have an additional quick arthroscopic procedure on my right knee,” Federer …
Rafael Nadal Not Sure About Playing The US Open
Posted by Staff on June 4th, 2020 @ 8:16 pm
Speaking during a conference on his birthday yesterday, Rafael Nadal said he’s not so sure about travelling to New York for a possible US Open.
“If you (ask) me today, today I will say, ‘No,'” Nadal said with a shake of his head during a video conference call with The Associated Press and other wire services Thursday.
“In a couple of months? I don’t know. Hopefully, ‘Yes,'” he continued. “But we …
Summer Of Pro Tennis In The Balance, Decision Coming In Next Two Weeks
Posted by Staff on June 4th, 2020 @ 8:01 pm
A decision on if we’ll have an abbreviated summer hardcourt season is just around the corner. The ATP is still set to announce their intentions for August events in Washington, Cincinnati, Canada and Winston-Salem.
The WTA also has their late summer events.
But all eyes are on New York where the US Open is scrambling to try to hold some sort of event, potentially two.
The NY Times reported that the …
Rafael Nadal Turned 34 Today
Posted by Staff on June 3rd, 2020 @ 4:33 pm
The tennis tour is in suspension but life off the courts continues to go on, in some fashion.
June 2 is known in the tennis world as a marker for the middle portion of the French Open, but also the birthdate of Rafael Nadal.
The 19-time Grand Slam champion turns 34 today.
Chris Clarey of the New York Times compared Nadal with his rival Roger Federer on their 34th.
Federer at 34
17 Grand …
US Open Looking At Drastic Measures To Hold Event: Held In NYC, No Fans, Charter Flights For Players
Posted by Staff on June 1st, 2020 @ 10:44 am
Over the weekend, the Associated Press talked with US Open executives about plans for holding the event as scheduled on August 31.
Some of the ideas include:
* Charter flights for players from several cities in Europe, SA and Middle East
* Limit entourages
* Daily temperature checks
* Players must test negative for COVID before flying in
* Fewer on-court officials
* Ballkids (adults only) are OK
* Special housing for players
* No fans
“All of this …
Pro Tennis Suspension Extends Until August
Posted by Staff on May 15th, 2020 @ 11:51 am
The ITF and ATP officially extended the suspension of all events until August 1, that due to the coronavirus.
Events that will not take place as scheduled include Hamburg, Bastad, Newport, Los Cabos, Gstaad, Umag, Atlanta and Kitzbuhel. The WTA has suspended Bastad, Lausanne, Bucharest and Jurmala, also which were to be held in July but the July 20 Palermo event is still active.
Already, the Canadian Open women’s event in Montreal …
French Open May Move A Week Later In September; US Open November At Indian Wells?
Posted by Staff on May 6th, 2020 @ 3:34 pm
After their stunning announcement in March declaring a move to September, the French Open is mulling yet another calendar change.
According to a French Tennis Federation official, the tournament may move again, this time just week later from September 20 to September 27.
“We took the decision in mid-March to postpone Roland Garros from September 20 to October 4. Since then, we have been discussing with the international bodies of the …