The pandemic has caused havoc to the calendar, with the season suspended until July. FMTNews
PARIS: A fund for tennis players hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic has been created, the sport’s governing bodies announced on Tuesday, adding that they had contributed more than US$6 million.
With the tennis season suspended until at least July 13, some “800 ATP/WTA singles and doubles players” are in need of financial support, the statement continued, with eligibility for the fund determined by a player’s ranking and previous prize money earnings. The virus has caused havoc to the calendar, with Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since World War II and the French Open postponed until the end of September.
However despite the financial difficulties facing hundreds of players, the idea of a relief fund was dismissed by world No 3 Dominic Thiem, who said last month he would not give lower-ranked players his money.
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