India plans to launch a domestic tennis circuit from July to support its players who are struggling financially during the sport's shutdown due to ...
MUMBAI: India plans to launch a domestic tennis circuit from July to support its players who are struggling financially during the sport's shutdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the country's tennis body said on Saturday.
India is currently in lockdown till May 3 and it was assumed that travel restrictions would be lifted in the next two months, the AITA said. " shall have the objective of helping them be sharp, fit, competitive and match ready without any major financial burden."The men's ATP Tour and the WTA, which runs the women's circuit, suspended all tournaments until mid-July after countries started locking down borders to contain the spread of the flu-like virus which has infected over two million people.
Sumit Nagal is India's top-ranked men's singles player at 127 while Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan are ranked 132nd and 186th respectively.AITA said it will approach companies to contribute to the fund that will be used to create tournaments for Indian players while the professional and ITF circuits remain closed.
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