Players to swap rackets for game controllers as Madrid Open goes online | Malay Mail

  • 📰 malaymail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 36 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 86%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

Players to swap rackets for game controllers as Madrid Open goes online

Tuesday, 07 Apr 2020 05:07 PM MYT

The tennis season was halted in early March due to the pandemic, leaving players in the lower tiers, who solely depend on tournament winnings, without any chance to earn a living. However, the tournament will now take place on the Tennis World Tour videogame and run from April 27-30, “with the world’s biggest tennis stars squaring off from their own homes,” the ATP Tour“We have organised a tournament for the professional players that is as true to the conventional Mutua Madrid Open as possible, without them having to leave their homes,” Madrid Open director Feliciano Lopez said in a statement.

La Liga organised an online soccer tournament recently while Formula One has also held virtual races.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

'Probe if local councillor abused power to open badminton hall during MCO'CORONAVIRUS | S'gor MCA chief says the councillor must also face disciplinary action by his party and Shah Alam City Council. Should do that. We also hope mca to voice to jib gor where is the remaining of stolen 1mdb money, country are dying, poor citizen are hungry. Please bring back the stolen money weekasiongmp What's the problem if people go out play games? It's their lives isn't it? Since when Government knows what's good and what not good for Malaysians? And why isn't the Government arresting and charging all the thousands of tabligh fellows for running away from Corvid-19 testing?
Source: malaysiakini - 🏆 20. / 51 Read more »

Tiada 'The Open' tahun inigolf pga Terbuka British buat kali pertama dibatalkan sejak Perang Dunia Kedua berikutan pandemik Covid-19.
Source: hmetromy - 🏆 26. / 51 Read more »

Virus forces cancellation of British OpenThis is the first time tournament has been scrapped since World War II. FMTNews Covid19
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

British Open cancelled for first time since World War IINSTsports: The BritishOpen has been cancelled for the first time since WorldWarII due to the Covid19 coronavirus. golf
Source: NST_Online - 🏆 17. / 53 Read more »

British Open cancelled for first time since World War II due to virus | Malay MailLONDON, April 6 — The British Open has been cancelled for the first time since World War II due to the coronavirus. The 149th Open was scheduled to take place at Royal St George’s Golf Club in Kent in July. But with the pandemic ripping the 2020 sporting schedule to shreds, the event has become...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

British Open cancelled for first time since World War II due to virus | Malay MailLONDON, April 6 — The British Open has been cancelled for the first time since World War II due to the coronavirus. The 149th Open was scheduled to take place at Royal St George’s Golf Club in Kent in July. But with the pandemic ripping the 2020 sporting schedule to shreds, the event has become...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »