Tennis: Fed Cup finals in Budapest postponed due to coronavirus

12 Mar 2020 01:38AMPARIS: Next month's Fed Cup tennis finals in Budapest have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ITF said on Wednesday .

Hungary on Wednesday issued a ban on public gatherings of more than 100 people indoors and 500 people outdoors until further notice.new coronavirus outbreak can now be characterised as a pandemic"We are extremely disappointed to have to make this decision, but we will not risk the safety and welfare of players, captains, event staff or spectators," said ITF president David Haggerty.

Eight play-off ties had also been scheduled to be held at various venues around the world from Apr 17-18. The previous format, which saw the eight-team World Group decided over three ties separated over the course of the season, was criticised for being too strung out and not protecting player welfare which led many top players to stop representing their countries.

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