In 2019, Covid-19 epidemic broke out in China and became a global pandemic. Since then, tennis events in the country have been canceled or delayed. Recently, ATP continued to announce the cancellation of 6 tournaments in China in 2022, including Master 1000 in Shanghai.
“ATP confirmed the Shanghai Masters, China expanded (Beijing), Chengdu expanded and Chu Hai expanded will not take place in 2022. The reason comes from the complicated developments of Covid-19 translation.
Thus, this is the third year ATP must cancel the tournaments in China. These events are usually held in September and October. The last time these tournaments took place at the end of 2019, before the pandemic, ”quoted notice from ATP.
Shortly thereafter, ATP also announced 6 replacement tournaments in San Diego, Seoul, Tel Aviv, Florence, Gijon and Naples. These 6 events are in the ATP 250 category, which takes place from September 19 to October 23. Meanwhile, 2 250 prizes in Astana and Tokyo have been upgraded to 500.
After the above tournaments, all the remaining events of ATP Tour 2022 will take place according to the original schedule. In particular, the two most notable tournaments are Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan and Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.
Sharing about the destruction of tournaments in China, ATP President Andrea Gaudenzi said: “Unfortunately, we have to cancel events in China this year. We wish the members and fans of the affected tournaments always healthy.
In addition, we also encourage big cities to organize ATP Tour in the 2022 season. This shows the strong international interest in tennis. We would like to thank all stakeholders for participating in support ”.
