The fourth edition of the Laver Cup has been postponed from September 2020 to 2021 because of scheduling conflicts with other tennis events in a ...
LOS ANGELES: The fourth edition of the Laver Cup has been postponed from September 2020 to 2021 because of scheduling conflicts with other tennis events in a year disrupted by COVID-19, organizers said Friday .
"It's unfortunate that the Laver Cup has to be pushed back a year, but at this stage it's the right thing to do for everyone concerned," Roger Federer, a key backer of the Laver Cup, said in a statement released by organizers. Men's and women's tennis has been put on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, with both the ATP and WTA shut down until Jul 13 at the earliest.Wimbledon has been cancelled, while the French Open's new scheduled slot puts the clay court Grand Slam just a week after the US Open - normally the final Grand Slam of the year - is due to be played at Flushing Meadows in New York.
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