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September

Kremlin Cup Cancelled

<![CDATA[The Coronavirus pandemic strikes down the Moscow tournament.]]>

Coronavirus has knocked the Kremlin Cup off the calendar.The ATP and WTA announced the cancellation of the 2020 VTB Kremlin Cup in Moscow, due to issues relating to COVID-19.More: Osaka Out of Roland GarrosCancellation of the ATP 250 event, scheduled for October 19-25th, and WTA Premier event, which was scheduled for October 26th-November 1st, follows a recent increase in the COVID-19 infection rate in Moscow. As mandated by the Moscow City Administration, the event will no longer be permitted to go ahead in 2020.Other ATP 250 events in the same week in Antwerp (European Open) and Cologne (Bett1HULKS Championships) are scheduled to proceed as normal. The decision also does not impact staging of the ATP 500 St. Petersburg Open, scheduled for the week prior.Tennis ExpressThe ATP and WTA say they look forward to the VTB Kremlin Cup returning in 2021.Photo credit: KremlinCup.ru]]>

Richard Pagliaro. Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.
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