BUCHAREST, Oct 23 ― There will be no fans to cheer Emma Raducanu when she plays in Romania, the home country of her father, next week after a government decision forced the organisers to host the WTA 250 tournament without spectators due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The tournament will have spectators during the qualifying matches on the weekend but fans will not be allowed from Monday as per the government mandate. “We did our absolute best to be prepared with the safest possible event in these special circumstances, following all the rules and the safety procedures, and we were confident in our ability to deliver it.Britain's Raducanu, 18, who was born in Canada to a Chinese mother and a Romanian father, had said she was eagerly waiting to participate in the tournament and it would be a special moment for her to play in front of Romanian fans.
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