Sydney: The Australia Open, year's first grand slam, will be held from February 8 to 21, three weeks later than scheduled, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has confirmed as it released an update of its calendar for 2021 revising the first seven weeks of the season.
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The ATP has today announced an update to the 2021 ATP Tour calendar, outlining a revised schedule for the first seven weeks of the season.
— ATP Tour (@atptour) December 17, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">The ATP has today announced an update to the 2021 ATP Tour calendar, outlining a revised schedule for the first seven weeks of the season.
— ATP Tour (@atptour) December 17, 2020The ATP has today announced an update to the 2021 ATP Tour calendar, outlining a revised schedule for the first seven weeks of the season.
— ATP Tour (@atptour) December 17, 2020
Australia Open was earlier scheduled to start from January 18, however, the schedule has been updated because of the Covid-19 restrictions.
The ATP release said men's qualifying for the Australian Open would take place in Doha from January 10-13 before players relocated to Melbourne to enter 14-day quarantine.
"The controlled environment quarantine period will enable players to prepare ahead of a 12-team ATP Cup in Melbourne, played alongside the relocated Adelaide International, as well as an additional ATP 250 tournament, all held in Melbourne," ATP said.
A shortened version of the ATP Cup men's team tournament will take place in Melbourne from February 1-5 before the Australian Open begins on February 8.
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AO champions celebrating in our backyard 🏆 #LetsMelbourneAgain 🎾 #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/jnM0oyPFKD
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) November 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">AO champions celebrating in our backyard 🏆 #LetsMelbourneAgain 🎾 #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/jnM0oyPFKD
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) November 12, 2020AO champions celebrating in our backyard 🏆 #LetsMelbourneAgain 🎾 #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/jnM0oyPFKD
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) November 12, 2020
"The reconfigured calendar for the start of the 2021 season represents a huge collaborative effort across tennis, under challenging circumstances. Together with the support of our tournament and player members, partners, and Tennis Australia, we have been able to adapt and create an exciting start to the season," ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said.
"Health and safety will continue to be paramount as we navigate the challenges ahead, and I want to thank everyone involved for their commitment to finding solutions to launch our 2021 season," he added.
