Tennis: Madrid Open Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Tennis: Madrid Open Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the final against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas, in Madrid, Spain, on May 12, 2019. Javier Barbancho/Reuters
Reuters
Updated:

The Madrid Open that was scheduled to take place from Sept. 12-20 has been cancelled due to the rise of COVID-19 cases in the Spanish capital, organizers said on Tuesday.

Initially scheduled to be played in May before the pandemic shut down sport, the tournament was to feature both men’s and women’s draws and was seen as an important claycourt event for players to prepare for the French Open which begins on Sept. 27.