ATP Challenger Tour: The rocky road back

Despite the persistent corona pandemic, the mandatory break in international professional tennis should end in mid-August. The Grand Slam tournaments in New York and Paris are scheduled. The ATP tour also plans to run its Masters events on clay in Madrid and Rome. But what does this mean for the base of the traveling circus? Only in early July did ATP publish a preliminary calendar for its Challenger tour. The search for venues was not easy. Nevertheless, the start is planned for August 17th. We asked around some organizers.