No sporting events in China 2020 - the WTA tour is suffering
According to information from the Chinese media, no sporting events will be held in China in 2020. This affects the WTA tour particularly hard.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jul 09, 2020, 03:30 pm
The Asian swing after the US Open is an annual highlight, especially for women. Especially since in recent years more and more sponsors from Asia have been pushed onto the WTA tour, which has made many large, excellently endowed tournaments possible. So also the WTA final, which should have been held in Shenzhen this year. According to corresponding media reports, this will not happen. The Chinese government has imposed a moratorium on all sporting events in the country that are not directly used to prepare for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Speaking of Beijing, the women host one of their biggest events of the year before the WTA finals. And this won't happen in 2020 either. On the other hand, which also offers opportunities for other European events, such as the traditional tournament in Linz. There, the organizers can look forward to one of the best fields of participants in recent years, so the tournament can go according to plan.